Louise Arbour,is a Canadian lawyer,prosecutor and jurist.
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is an interdenominational organization of evangelical Christian churches with 600 million adherents that was founded in 1846 in London,England,to unite evangelicals worldwide. WEA is the largest international organization of evangelical churches. It has offices at the United Nations in New York City,Geneva,and Bonn. It brings together nine regional and 143 national evangelical alliances of churches,and over one hundred member organizations. Moreover,a number of international evangelical denominations are members of the WEA. As of March 2021,the Secretary General of the WEA is German theologian Thomas Schirrmacher.
The Seneca are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario,one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the American Revolution. For this reason,they are called “The Keepers of the Western Door.”
Chellie MariePingree is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state,centered around the Portland area.
Melanne Verveer, born on June 24,1944,in Pottsville,Pennsylvania,is the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women,Peace,and Security at Georgetown University. She also holds positions as a founding partner of Seneca Point Global,a women's strategy firm,and as a co-founder of Seneca Women. Verveer co-authored the book "Fast Forward:How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose" with Kim Azzarelli.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is a Native American reservation occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. At roughly 6,952,960 acres,it is the second-largest reservation in area after the Navajo,exceeding that of eight U.S. states. The seat of government is located in Durant,Oklahoma.
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is a Belarusian professional association of journalists from independent media,created in 1995 to protect freedom of speech,freedom of information,promote the professional standards of journalism,conduct monitoring of Belarusian press,and offer legal support to all media workers.
Human rights in Kazakhstan are uniformly described as poor by independent observers. Human Rights Watch says that "Kazakhstan heavily restricts freedom of assembly,speech,and religion. In 2014,authorities closed newspapers,jailed or fined dozens of people after peaceful but unsanctioned protests,and fined or detained worshipers for practicing religion outside state controls. Government critics,including opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov,remained in detention after unfair trials. Torture remains common in places of detention."
The Republic of Artsakh was a republic with limited recognition in the South Caucasus region. The Republic of Artsakh controlled most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. It was recognized only by three other non-UN member states,Abkhazia,South Ossetia and Transnistria. The rest of the international community recognized Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan. In November 2012,a member of Uruguay's foreign relations committee stated that his country could recognize Nagorno-Karabakh's independence. In 2012,Armenia and Tuvalu established diplomatic relations,which led to speculation of possible recognition of Artsakh by Tuvalu. In October 2012,the Australian state of New South Wales recognized Nagorno-Karabakh. In September 2014,the Basque Parliament in Spain adopted a motion supporting Artsakh's right to self-determination and in November 2014,the Parliament of Navarre,also in Spain,issued a statement supporting Artsakh's inclusion in taking part in settlement negotiations.
Ahmed Shaheed is a Maldivian diplomat,politician and professor. On 24 March 2016,he was appointed for the sixth year running as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Shaheed is also the Chairperson of the Geneva-based international human rights think-tank,Universal Rights Group,which was launched in January 2014. He now lives in England as a Professor of Human Rights Practice at the University of Essex. Shaheed is also a Senior Fellow at Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Centre and a Fellow at the Bonavero Institute of Human rights at the University of Oxford.
Shane David Jett is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma,who is the state senator from Senate District 17,which includes northern Pottawatomie County and eastern Oklahoma County. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2004 to 2010,representing House District 27. He also serves as chairman of the U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund Community Development Advisory Board.
In the United States,black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in African-American communities that aligns largely with the American conservative movement,including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism,traditionalism,patriotism,capitalism and free markets. What characterizes a 'black conservative' has changed over time,and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
Seneca is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County,Maryland,United States. It is located near the intersection of River Road and Seneca Creek,not far from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River. Its history goes back before the American Revolutionary War and it thrived when the canal was operating—having several warehouses,mills,a store,a hotel,and a school. Fighting occurred in the area on more than one occasion during the American Civil War. The community declined as the C&O Canal declined.
Human rights in Burkina Faso are addressed in its constitution,which was ratified in 1991. The 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State noted concerns regarding restrictions on the press and the operation of the judiciary system. In its 2021 report,Human Rights Watch described the human rights situation in Burkina Faso as being "precarious" in light of ongoing violence committed by Islamists,government security forces,and pro-government militias.
In 2022,Freedom House rated Burundi's human rights at 14 out 100.
On the eve of the American Civil War in 1861,a significant number of Indigenous peoples of the Americas had been relocated from the Southeastern United States to Indian Territory,west of the Mississippi. The inhabitants of the eastern part of the Indian Territory,the Five Civilized Tribes,were suzerain nations with established tribal governments,well established cultures,and legal systems that allowed for slavery. Before European Contact these tribes were generally matriarchial societies,with agriculture being the primary economic pursuit. The bulk of the tribes lived in towns with planned streets,residential and public areas. The people were ruled by complex hereditary chiefdoms of varying size and complexity with high levels of military organization.
Intersex people are born with sex characteristics,such as chromosomes,gonads,or genitals,that,according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,"do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies."
Barbara Ross-Lee,D.O. is an American physician,academic,and the first African-American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school;she is also known as the sister of Diana Ross along with being the aunt of actress Tracee Ellis Ross,and singer-songwriters Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Evan Ross. She majored in biology and chemistry at Wayne State University,graduating in 1965. Then,in 1969,she entered Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ross-Lee then went on to open her own private family practice,teach as a professor,and hold other positions within the medical community. In 1993,she was elected as the first woman dean of a medical school,at Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has earned several awards and honors for her work and accomplishments.
Tomasz "Tom" P. Malinowski is an American politician and diplomat who was the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 2019 to 2023. A Democrat,he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy,Human Rights,and Labor in the Obama administration.
Intersex people are born with sex characteristics,such as chromosomes,gonads,or genitals that,according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,"do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies". "Because their bodies are seen as different,intersex children and adults are often stigmatized and subjected to multiple human rights violations".
