Self-determination

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GHRD And The International Day Of Multilateralism And Diplomacy For Peace

This article examines the central role of Sahrawi women in resisting Moroccan occupation and documenting human rights abuses in Western Sahara. It highlights how women activists face gendered violence, surveillance, and institutional harassment because of their leadership in the struggle for self-determination. The piece underscores that protecting Sahrawi women is essential to any meaningful path toward justice and decolonisation.

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The Right to Self-Determination of the Sahrawi People

This article examines Western Sahara’s unresolved status as a non-self-governing territory and the Sahrawi people’s long-denied right to self-determination. It traces the historical background of Spanish withdrawal, Moroccan occupation, the failed UN referendum process, and the legal foundations supporting Sahrawi political choice. The piece argues that recent UN approaches risk weakening the right to self-determination by prioritising political feasibility over a genuine democratic outcome.

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Balochistan: 78 Years of Occupation, Human Rights Abuses and the Failure of International Accountability

This press release highlights exhibitions at the United Nations drawing attention to human rights violations faced by Sindhi and Baloch communities in Pakistan. It underscores issues such as enforced disappearances, repression of journalists, and threats to cultural identity. The events also amplified calls for self-determination and greater international action to protect these communities.

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Sindhi and Baloch Communities Reinvidicate Human Rights Violations and Self-Determination Rights

This press release highlights exhibitions at the United Nations drawing attention to human rights violations faced by Sindhi and Baloch communities in Pakistan. It underscores issues such as enforced disappearances, repression of journalists, and threats to cultural identity. The events also amplified calls for self-determination and greater international action to protect these communities.

Western Sahara
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The Sahrawi Women’s Continuous Struggle Against Occupation

This article examines the central role of Sahrawi women in resisting Moroccan occupation and documenting human rights abuses in Western Sahara. It highlights how women activists face gendered violence, surveillance, and institutional harassment because of their leadership in the struggle for self-determination. The piece underscores that protecting Sahrawi women is essential to any meaningful path toward justice and decolonisation.

Photo source: Photo by Annie Spratt. Via Unsplash/September 18, 2018.
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Greenland Is Not for Sale 

This article argues that attempts to treat Greenland as a strategic asset or negotiable territory undermine the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination. It examines the issue through the lens of indigenous rights, international law, and the revival of expansionist foreign policy doctrines. The piece emphasizes that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people, not external powers.

6th GHRD International Film Festival: Human Trafficking Edition
Submission Deadline: 9th August 2026
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