Cancer mortality rapidly increasing in developing countries Cancer is a global health issue, impacting all communities worldwide regardless of religion, race or age. However, recent studies have highlighted some important differences in the prevalence of cancer in...
Climate Change
by Dr. Helmut Welge, German qualified Lawyer and Treasurer of Humanium e.V. Germany ”Climate change unites the world”. This is how the renowned German newspaper ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’ entitled its report on humanity’s greatest threat. The Washington Pew...
Children Human Rights Defenders: a need for empowerment and protection of our children
Youth mobilisation has witnessed an important growth over the past decade, with children standing up for their rights and the rights of others. Examples are flourishing worldwide, with the latest and largest instance being their global mobilisation for climate...
Children’s access to justice, the solution to repairing infringements of their rights
Humanium was there at the Palace of Nations in Geneva to witness a fundamental problem concerning the rights of the child, namely access to justice. Access to justice for children is both a right and a means to restore the rights that have been violated. Without...
Brexit: A challenge to the safeguarding of Children’s Rights in the UK
A concerning and uncertain outcome to Brexit On the 23rd of June 2016, 51.9% of the British population decided that the United Kingdom should leave the European Union. Over the past three years, ever-lasting debates and discussions between the European and British...
Children with disabilities
The international community has made progress in grasping the experience of people with disabilities and safeguarding their rights. This article looks at the situation of children with disabilities in Latin America and Caribbean (UNICEF, 2013). Understanding the...
15 March 2019: School strikers are demanding real action now
This Friday 15 March school strikes are going global. Students in over 70 countries across the globe are going on strike: for the climate, and for our future. What first started as a one-person protest by Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager nominated for the...
An alarming observation: women are disproportionally affected by modern slavery
On International Women’s Day, we at Humanium have decided to speak up about the urgency of female slavery around the world, and most particularly in Nepal where a community of young girls are exploited and whose rights are neglected and scorned every day. Modern...
Focus Switzerland: The obstacles that led to the late women’s vote only in 1971 and 1 way Humanium chooses
Today you might see Switzerland as a successful and safe country with regards to its commitment to equal rights for all. Most importantly, you might think of Switzerland as a role model for the occidental world. All this is true. However, it has not always been...
Hand in Hand India awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Kalyan Puraskar
Our local partner for over 10 years Hand in Hand India, has been awarded with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Kalyan Puraskar from the Honorable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. This award recognises Hand in Hand India’s work in the field of alleviating...