GLOBAL DIGNITY FORUM

In law,  an issue is a question that must be answered to come to the resolution of a matter – a legal matter.    A human rights issue is a problem (action, inaction, a situation, etc) that affects the rights of a human being that needs to be taken care of and solved or addressed. For example, any problem that affects the right to life and the right to liberty and freedom of the individual is a human rights issue.   Human rights violations refer to the denial of the enjoyment of fundamental human rights and freedoms. In other words, a human right violation  is to deny individuals their fundamental moral entitlements.    Also, in a sense, a human rights violation is to treat a human being as if he/she is less than human and undeserving of respect and dignity.    A human rights violation can be committed by people who work for the State and their behaviour is then considered to be the behaviour of the State. These agents of the state could be...

Without controversy, discrimination is a key factor and driver of poverty.   People living in rural areas, especially women, do not have equal access to resources. Our rural brothers and sisters often work in informal employment with no job security or adequate social protection. At the same time, they are still expected and held responsible for providing care for their families and homes. Among all the various forms, discrimination against women and girls, especially those in rural communities is the most common and prevalent.   For example, a girl who becomes pregnant as a result of rape may find herself excluded from school, reducing her prospects of finding work and securing an independent future. Discrimination and violence against women often go hand in hand, resulting in the denial of women’s rights to health, education, shelter and food. Poverty in turn puts women and girls at risk of further abuse and violence, closing the vicious circle.   Without contro...

  Global Dignity Forum, a registered non-profit organisation in Ghana believes that one of the purposes of education is to strengthen respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination. The right to education, therefore, includes people's right to receive, and the duty of states to provide, even if this is not explicitly mentioned in national laws and policies. Article 25 of Ghana's 1992 Constitution with amendments through 1996 adequately provides for education rights. Clause 1 of Article 25, for example, states that " All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and With a view to  achieving the full realization of that right— (a) basic education shall be free, compulsory and available to all; (b) secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be made generally available and accessible to all by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introd...

Global Dignity Forum (GLODIF) believes that everybody has sexual and reproductive health rights and that States have an obligation under international human rights laws to ensure that everyone can enjoy these rights freely, without fear, coercion or discrimination. Generally, women and girls are the most affected by Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights violations. According to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, women’s sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights, including the right to life, the right to be free from torture, the right to health, the right to privacy, the right to education, and the prohibition of discrimination.  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) have both clearly indicated that women’s right to health includes their sexual and reproductive health.  This means that States have obligations to respect, pr...

Global Dignity Forum believes that everyone has Sexual and Representative Health Rights, and that States have an obligation under international law to ensure that everyone enjoys this right without fear or discrimination. #DignityForAll