The landscape of human rights advocacy has quite shifted in the last few years. Arguably, while for many marginalised groups, this exclusion has been present generally, human rights abuses and widespread discrimination have become particularly brazen. It is no surprise that in this climate, there have been many young people protesting for change of governments […]
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which also is a start to the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign that runs until December 10th (Human Rights Day), which has a focus of ending gender-based digital violence this year. We asked from our grantees to share […]
This year, KIOS is involved in organising two discussion events. On Saturday, human rights defender Sherine Xavier, supported by KIOS, will speak about Sri Lanka’s journey toward just peace after a long civil war. On Sunday, the spotlight will be on brave individuals and actions in defense and promotion of LGBTIQ+ rights. The Sunday program […]
The Executive Director of Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) Phil Bloomer visited Finland at the end of March. KIOS had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Bloomer at our offices for a discussion regarding concerns relating to human rights in business. The discussions touched upon the BHRRC’s work on green energy transition, Indigenous peoples’ rights […]
Too often authoritarian states are denying human rights organisations entry to UN debates. KIOS has joined a global campaign that calls for states to take civil society participation seriously when they vote for new members to the UN body that controls NGO accreditations.
Awarded Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres has been murdered. Cáceres was one of the leading opposing figures of the Agua Zarcan hydroelectric plant project, which is partly financed by the Finnish development finance company Finnfund. KIOS expresses its concern about the incident and emphasizes the importance of a thorough investigation. The news was reported […]
