Asia
A woman caught in adultery was punished for 100 blows with a stick
A married Indonesian woman was sentenced to be beaten with a stick because she cheated on her husband. She had to endure 100 blows, while her lover was sentenced to…
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Economy
2,700 employees found out online that they had been fired
Glen Vogel, Chief Executive Officer of the website for receptions, Wooking.com, has dismissed 2,700 employees to serve clients through a video release on Friday, Friday. The reason: reorganization plans. The…
Africa
ETHIOPIA: The UN needs to investigate massacres of civilians in war and no-war zones
An independent UN inquiry commission needs to investigate the innumerable killings of civilians that have been perpetrated on the margin of the frontal conflict opposing the Tigray People’s Liberation Front…
ECHR
BIC New York: Equality of women and men necessary for response to climate crises | BWNS
A new BIC statement explores how the principle of gender equality will need to be woven into processes of governance for effective responses to the climate crisis.
Europe
The EU and the accession to the European Convention on Human Rights
The importance of aligning the EU with human rights has been a topic of discussion of varied intensity for a long time. The need for it is obvious today but…
Europe
The European Union and the unspoken human rights problem
The EU has a legal obligation of acceding to the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and has since 2019 resumed the accession process to the Convention system of the…
Human Rights
Data on asylum in Bulgaria
The quarterly newsletter of UNHCR Bulgaria “Refugees In Brief” provided inDecember updated information about UNHCR activities and its persons of concern in Bulgaria and worldwide. In 2021, a total of…
Asia
Is forced Organ Harvesting a problem for the Europeans to tackle?
There seems to be no question, that the availability of certain organs may be life-saving, especially in regions such as Europe and North America. But what happens if that organ…
Human Rights
He escaped from a prison in China only not to be extradited to North Korea
Zhu Shanjan is a man who is ready for anything but not to return to North Korea. He twice managed to do the almost impossible - the first time by…
Europe
Switzerland – Domestic violence on the rise
Nicola Di Giulio President of the City Council of Lausanne. Domestic violence - The beautiful country of Switzerland is known to offer certain security. But behind the scenes, this image…