https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga Let's post and share some HR campaigns below en-us 2020-11-10 20:59:25 UTC 2020-11-26 13:08:12 UTC hello@padlet.com petrknor1 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/910597210 What? Torture and death of an Italian academic researcher in Egypt. (UWC USA graduate) 

Reaction? Transnational campaign led by Amnesty International to request investigation

What right? Freedom from Torture, Right to life...

Impact: 4,600 academics signed a treaty, European Parliament passed a resolution, Italy withdrew ambassador, NYT attacked France for not supporting Italy, Vatican stepped in to research, Egyptian general Al Sisi promised to step in,  attention of many international media

2019/2020: abused by Italian far right in elections ]]> 2020-11-10 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/910597210 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911878246 The trans law from 2002 violates the right to self-determination.

To change one's legal gender one must undergo medical gender reassignment and be 18 years old.

Protests, citizen initiative (300 000+ signed), spreading awareness in schools.

Right: Right to freedom from inhuman treatment, right to private life, identity, and self-determination.

Impact: The current government promises to reform the trans law (but has promised it before without doing it)]]> 2020-11-11 07:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911878246 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911879424 What? Palestinian led-movement that is fighting for freedom, justice and equality. Now an international movement comprised of unions, academic associations, religious institutions and other grassroots organizations. 

Reaction? Calls for an economic boycott from the International community of Israel, until Israeli forces follow international law. 

What right? Freedom of movement, right to health, self-determination. Violations also include discrimination, detention, unlawful killings. 

Impact: Investors in Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and Luxembourg have divested from companies targeted by BDS. Chile suspended free trade agreement over Gaza massacre. In 2014 there was a 46% drop in foreign direct investment in Israel. ]]> 2020-11-11 07:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911879424 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911881616 What? Shell drills for oil in the Arctic, which negatively impacts the environment and nearby communities. Lego had a partnership with Shell.

Reaction: Anti arctic drilling video went viral and was viewed by 6 million people as an environmental campaign by Greenpeace. This put external pressure on Lego to end partnership.

What right?  everyone has a standard of living adequate for  well-being of himself and of his family

Impact: Lego ended it's 50 year partnership with Shell. ]]> 2020-11-11 07:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911881616 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911887093 Largest Humanitarian crisis in Yemen during the war

 Health care and nutrition support to children 
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Education 
Yemen Emergency Cash Transfer project 

Rights: right to life and security of person, right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being, rights of children- to be protected, to survive and develop



]]> 2020-11-11 07:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911887093 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911888573 Italy mistreating Roma and Sinti people (not providing shelter and destroying their camps)

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) complains against Italy for violations of the right to housing and mass expulsion, as well as violations of the right of protection against poverty.

What rights? right to housing, and right of protection against poverty

Impact: 
It resulted in a new law called 'aggravated violation' of the Revised European Social Charter that targets racial and ethnic minorities. ]]> 2020-11-11 07:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911888573 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911889794 Amnesty International monitors the peaceful protest by the Embera, Wounna and Zenú Indigenous People. Additionally, they pressured the government to fulfill the group's right to a peaceful protest and to follow what was established in the peace treaty. 

"The government needs to protect the communities from the armed conflict. Prioritizing their right to life and physical integrity." Amnesty International in 2018.

The pressure caused the president to sit down and discuss the situation with the Indigenous Minga. ]]> 2020-11-11 07:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911889794 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911910705 Cote d'lvore is the largest producer of cocoa in the world. Children here are extremely vulnerable to HR abuses mainly child labor. UNICEF made a thoroughly import identifying the issue and the threats as well as presenting considerations to advance these rights, opportunities for action and interventions for an enabling government. UNICEF did not do anything themselves, however, the work they did on raising awareness, evaluating the situation, providing information and solutions can be veryhelpful to initiatives who wants to do something.]]> 2020-11-11 08:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911910705 https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911940978 Very similar to the Truth for Giulio Regeni

What? Shaker Aamer, a UK citizen, has been detained and torture for 13 years in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. He was cleared for transfer from Guantánamo in 2007, indicating that US authorities had no intention of bringing him to trial for the last eight years. 

Reaction? More than ten years of campaigning by Amnesty International from urgent actions and demonstrations to open letters, hunger strikes, and political briefings.
David Cameron personally asked  Obama to release him from Guantánamo and return him to the UK. 

What right? Freedom from torture, right to freedom...

Impact? 41,688 singed the petition for releasing Shaker Aamer. David Cameron personally asked Obama to release him, backed by many  politicians.
After 13 years in the detention camp of Guantánamo Bay. Because of witnessing a UK and US agents torturing a men. The US released him in 2015. But Amnesty International is still calling for a judge-led inquiry because it is still unknown how much was the UK involved.]]> 2020-11-11 08:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/petrknor1/3u358bga2zcuktga/wish/911940978