by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 24, 2020 | News and Events
Be part of change. Study human rights. The Asia Pacific MA in Human Rights and Democratisation (APMA) is a one-year interdisciplinary program that highloghts the inseprable links between human rights, democracy, peace, and development in the Asia Pacific region. The...
by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Saajidha Majdhee, APMA 2020, Maldives Women have been elected to the People’s Majlis, the Parliament of the Maldives, since the 70’s. Ideally there should be more women in the parliament by now, even if we haven’t reached a point of equality. There were 5 women among...
by GC Asia Pacific | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog
Lenlen D. Sacapaño, APMA 2020, Philippines “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any...
by GC Asia Pacific | Oct 16, 2020 | Know Your Rights, Latest
More than half of the world’s refugees are children. An estimated 150+ million children are exploited as child labourers globally – that’s one in ten children. Millions of children are trafficked every year, exploited for sex, labour, or forced into marriages....
by GC Asia Pacific | Oct 9, 2020 | Know Your Rights
The freedom from slavery is one of our absolute human rights that cannot be restricted, yet the practice of modern-day slavery is widespread and hidden in plain sight. Many workers leave home when they are given false promises of a decent salary and good working...
by GC Asia Pacific | Oct 5, 2020 | Latest, News and Events
Despite the pandemic, several students of the Global Campus of Human Rights Asia Pacific (GC Asia Pacific) were able to successfully defend their thesis between the months of August and September 2020. This is an accomplishment given that students are often unable to...
