The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs) is a new collaborative initiative that aims to monitor, analyze, and share information on initiatives that misuse religion, culture, and tradition to undermine the universality of human rights. Grounded in a feminist framework, the OURs initiative works across regions, issues, and human rights spaces towards the advancement of social justice.
The report analyzes key trends and developments mapped over 2015 to late 2016 in order to inform and support our collective advocacy.
The trend is unmistakable and deeply alarming: Religious fundamentalists are now operating with increased impact, frequency, coordination, resources, and support. Anti-rights actors are chipping away at the very content and structure of our human rights concepts, institutions, and protections, with disastrous consequences for human rights and gender justice.
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