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#RedHandDay / Day against the Use of Child Soldiers 2026
On Red Hand Day or the Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, February 12 each year since 2002, pleas are made to political leaders and events are staged around the world to draw attention to child soldiers: children under the age of 18 who participate in military organizations of all kinds.
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Childhood Cancer Day / Wereldkinderkankerdag 2026
International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness and promote an increased appreciation and deeper understanding of the challenges faced by children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
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Schipholwake
Amsterdam Schiphol Schiphol, NederlandWaken bij het grensgevang op Schiphol.
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Sudan: Hallmarks of Genocide in El-Fasher – Report of the independent international fact-finding mission for the Sudan – publication
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan (“the Mission”) assesses that the mass killings and related atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces in and around El-Fasher, during its takeover of the city on or around 26 and 27 October 2025, are indicators of a genocidal path.
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World Day of Social Justice / Werelddag van de Sociale Rechtvaardigheid 2026
World Day of Social Justice (Social Justice Equality Day) is an international day recognizing the need to promote social justice, which includes efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion, gender equality, unemployment, human rights, and social protections.
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Malcolm X – Sterfdag (1965) 2026
Malcolm X, geboren als Malcolm Little (Omaha (Nebraska), 19 mei 1925 – New York, 21 februari 1965) was een van de Amerikaanse leiders en woordvoerders van de Nation of Islam, een Afro-Amerikaanse moslimorganisatie voor gelijke rechten van de zwarte bevolking.
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Anton de Komdag 2026 / geboortedag Anton de Kom (1898)
Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom (Paramaribo, 22 februari 1898 – Kamp Sandbostel (Neuengamme), 24 april 1945) was een Surinaamse antikoloniale, nationalistisch schrijver.
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#HRC61 61st session of the Human Rights Council
61st session of the Human Rights Council.
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United Nations Human Rights Council Sixty-first session
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world, the Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis.
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Pushbacks Report 2025 – publicatie
The report 'Pushbacks Report 2025' documents pushbacks from EU Member States to third countries in 2025, highlighting ongoing violations of international and EU law.
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Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths – publication
At a time when armed conflict has reached historic levels around the world, journalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all journalist and media worker killings in 2025, driving the total number killed worldwide last year to a record 129 — the highest ever number documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) since the organization started keeping records more than three decades ago.
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#ZeroDiscriminationDay 2026
Zero Discrimination Day is an annual day celebrated by the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations, the day aims to promote equality before the law and in practice throughout all of the member countries of the UN.