Advocating for Justice in Education: Broken Chalk’s Global Commitment
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, My name is Jonathan Murphy, and I am here today on behalf of Broken Chalk. I am honoured to be asked to speak here in
Universal Periodic Reviews
Sakharov Prize to award the Human Rights Defenders
Written by Irina Popova What is it? Every year since 1988, the European Union’s highest tribute to human rights the Sakharov Prize is awarded in Strasbourg. This honorary prize is
Beyond the Shadows of the Dark Web Playground: Online Child Trafficking
Written by Leticia Cox Human trafficking, particularly targeting young kids via online platforms, is an increasingly disturbing issue worldwide. With the growth of the internet and social media, traffickers have
Protecting Deceased Individuals and Their Remains
Presented by Alexia Kapsampeli International humanitarian law has established important principles about dead and missing in armed conflict. These principles protecting dead persons are based on fundamental human values.The requirements
Confronting Obstacles: Human Rights and Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands
Presented by Caren Thomas and Merve Tiregul The Marshall Islands has faced significant challenges stemming from nuclear legacies, primarily due to the extensive nuclear testing conducted by the United States
Climate change and its impacts on girl’s education
Presented by Ariel Ozdemir, Faith Galgalo, Ioana-Sorina Alexa, Olimpia Guidi, Sterre Merel Krijnen The barriers to girls’ equal access to education in Ecuador are multifaceted and deeply intertwined with socio-economic
Flipino migrant’s contributions
Presented by Alexia Kapsampeli, Ariel Ozdemir, Mila Gürün, Olimpia Guidi, Sarah Kuipers Filipino migrants and their families contribute significantly to socio-cultural interactions through education. For example, in countries like the
Prostitution and violence against women and girls
Presented by Daphne Rein, Ioana-Sorina Alexa, Olimpia Guidi, Sarah Kuipers and Sterre Krijnen In the Netherlands, where prostitution is legalised, hidden forms of prostitution are characterised under illegal forms of
Solutions to promote digital education and prevent online threats
Presented by: Olimpia Guidi The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant challenges for young Filipinos adapting to digital education. The abrupt shift to online learning, driven by social distancing measures, revealed
Impacts of climate change on human rights
Presented by: Daphne Rein, Gauthier Schoufs, Ioana-Sorina Alexa, Leyang Fu and Luna Plet Global climate change presents a significant and multifaceted challenge to Taiwan, with anticipated increases in temperatures, heightened
Freedom of Opinion and Expression to the Philippines
Presented by María Núñez Fontán and Olimpia Guidi This report was presented to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights about the state of freedom of opinion and
Universal Periodic Review of North Macedonia
This report drafted by Broken Chalk contributes to the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the Republic of North Macedonia. This report focuses exclusively on human rights