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May 21st, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): Badiri Education and Development Academy (Badiri), the education and capacity-building arm of UAE-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has added a new professional training course on its e-learning platform Badiri E-Academy to take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step journey of transforming a problem-oriented approach to...
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May 18th, 2020, Bangkok (Thailand): The Government of Bangladesh should utilize existing quarantine facilities for Rohingya refugees potentially exposed to COVID-19 and suspend its use of Bhasan Char island for refugees, said Fortify Rights on May 15th, 2020. Bangladesh authorities confirmed yesterday the first case of COVID-19 in the Rohingya...
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May 11th, 2020, Bangkok (Thailand): The Government of Malaysia should immediately address hate speech and violent threats against Rohingya refugees, Fortify Rights and 83 other organizations said in an open letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. In April 2020, hateful messages targeting the Rohingya community in Malaysia proliferated social media platforms, causing...
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Hind bint Maktoum: The UAE’s humanitarian efforts are dedicated to everyone. May 10th, 2020 Dubai (UAE): Overwhelming donations secured 14 million meals for families and individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UAE as the ’10 million meals’ campaign finishes its second week. Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint...
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Eminent freedom of expression advocate and founder of Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan, Nighat Dad, is joining the global, independent Oversight Board for Facebook and Instagram content that aims to review xenophobic content referred to them by both individuals and Facebook. On May 6th, 2020, Facebook announced the first batch...
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May 6th, 2020. Women are better at cybersecurity and protecting themselves online, new research by NordPass suggests. The survey revealed that women are more concerned about the potential harm of their personal online accounts being hacked. They also tend to use unique passwords more often than men. 43% of...
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Illegal loggers are using the lack of law enforcement under the Covid-19 pandemic to move into indigenous territories in the Amazon. Andre Karipuna, leader of the Karipuna tribe, is receiving regular death threats for trying to highlight the plight of his people. Not only is the situation devastating the tribes’ resources...