mary robinson

On June 26th, activists all over the world joined in an 'International Day in Support of Victims of Torture' by calling on governments to reaffirm their commitment to the consensus first affirmed after the Second World War - that torture and other ill-treatment are absolutely prohibited.

Climate change is already undermining the realisation of a broad range of internationally protected human rights: rights to health and even life; rights to food, water, shelter and property; rights associated with livelihood and culture; with migration and resettlement; and with personal security in the event of conflict.

Does Every Human Have Rights?

"...We need to change how people think about human rights. We need to broaden that thinking, so that everybody who feels marginalised, excluded or fearful feels that they have human rights on their side. We haven’t quite gotten there yet. The Every Human Has Rights campaign is a people-power way of re-centering."

“If we would have upheld the Universal Declaration, maybe that’s the way to put it, what a different world we would live in; because there would be no family that would wake up hungry. We have enough food in the world. It’s a matter of whether we care enough.” - Mary Robinson

An essay by The Elders' Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mary Robinson

Imagine living in a country in which you share your doctor with 50,000 others: this is Malawi today...

The world is still heavily divided between those who do and do not have free access to information or the ability to freely share information.

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration guarantees freedom of expression and access to information as human rights...

"I can tell you that for millions of people around the world, health is perhaps the most valuable of all human rights. It is inseparable from the right to life and security. And it is women, children and marginalized populations that continue to suffer by far the worst deal..." - Mary Robinson