Posts tagged with ‘human rights’

16 Days

In 1991, the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership called for an international campaign entitled 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (also known as 16 Days of Action For The Elimination of Violence Against Women). The period of 16 days was chosen to link several key dates, starting on 25th November, International Day for the [...]

Freedom of the City for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

We have just returned from City Chambers where we attended the long-awaited ceremony to award the Freedom of the City to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the brave and great Burmese pro-democracy campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner under house arrest by the Burmese military regime.