Jimmy Carter’s Human Rights Legacy
[ 3 minutes to read] As Jimmy Carter was laid to rest yesterday at the National Cathedral, his monumental legacy in…
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Nigerian human rights activist to mark 25th anniversary of UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
[ 2 minutes to read] Nigerian activist Mariam Aliyu answered the UN’s call during her university years when she saw a little girl she could not ignore. “She was 12 years old, and I noticed she was limping,” she recalled. Using her medical skills, and days of earning the girl’s trust, she figured out that she had been sexually assaulted. So began a journey of advocating for girls and women.
