Anita Pant
RfP speaks at UN Forum on Minority Issues: linking hate speech to wider violations
The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues convened its 13th session from 19 -20 November 2020. It focused on the theme of 'Hate Speech,...
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Anita Pant
- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
Fanning the flames: Hate speech and elections in Cameroon
The last few years have seen a worrying rise in hate speech in Cameroon, against a backdrop of growing racial discrimination, racial...
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Abhaya Ganashree
- Oct 10, 2020
- 3 min
Listen and speak out: understanding Black Lives Matter and Hate Crime
Listen to the other: Understanding Black Lives Matter and Hate Crime As we head into National Hate Crime Awareness Week, we need to...
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Mariana Goetz
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Young South Sudanese author wins ‘Write for Peace’ Challenge
Today Rights for Peace and Writing Writers Fellowship are announcing the winners of the ‘Write for Peace’ story competition, which was...
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Katy Leach
- Jul 10, 2020
- 4 min
South Sudanese Youth Write for Peace
'Writing is so powerful it can change the type of human the reader becomes’, writes the co-leader of last week’s online story writing...
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Katy Leach
- May 16, 2020
- 8 min
Campaigning for truth: raising awareness of COVID-19 in South Sudan
58% of rumours about coronavirus in South Sudan are false. Many are working to raise awareness of COVID-19 and vital precautions to take.
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Katy Leach
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
The 2.6 Challenge: We Need You!
Join the nation for The 2.6 Challenge, and take part in any activity of your choice to support Rights for Peace, and help us to continue...
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Hugo Jones
- Apr 21, 2020
- 5 min
'Virus of prejudice’: is coronavirus increasing hate speech and scapegoating?
Despite claims that Coronavirus is biologically indiscriminate, it’s becoming increasingly clear that its social and economic impact will...
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Katy Leach
- Mar 13, 2020
- 4 min
Peaceful Assembly in Fragile States: can the UN bolster protection of this right?
Flickr, UN Photo/Antoine Tardy Rights for Peace adds to the ongoing discussion on the right of peaceful assembly through submitting a...
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Mariana Goetz
- Dec 6, 2019
- 3 min
Human Rights and Preventing Mass Atrocities: Making the Connection
On 4 December 2019, Rights for Peace and SOAS Human Rights Law Centre held a joint event to explore the role of Human Rights in the...
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Mariana Goetz
- Nov 5, 2019
- 3 min
Countering hate-based violence in South Sudan
In October 2019, Rights for Peace co-facilitated a week-long training for youth leaders on countering violence in their communities with...
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Mariana Goetz
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
South Sudanese youth visit Rwanda and take a stand against hate
In September 2019, a group of 25 young people travelled from various parts of South Sudan to Kigali to spend time learning about Rwandan...
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Mariana Goetz
- Mar 7, 2019
- 4 min
Gender-based violence is identity-based violence.
International Women’s Day has been marked every 8 March since 1975, yet there is still a long way to go towards achieving rights and...
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Mariana Goetz
- Nov 28, 2018
- 8 min
International Justice should have a deterrent effect: Lessons from renewed violence in Ituri, DRC.
After 12 years of on-going litigation at the International Criminal Court, renewed violence erupted in Ituri, Eastern Democratic Republic...
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