Human Rights
Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences
Mr. Shahada lost his leg due to a severe injury he suffered in Nuseirat in central Gaza in April 2024, but he picked up his camera and returned to document…
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Human Rights
Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher
“The horror unfolding in Sudan knows no bounds,” Volker Türk said in a statement calling for an end to the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally…
Human Rights
Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify
The mission continued to receive reports that Afghan women are being denied the opportunity to join the workforce, are unable to access services without a male relative while girls are…
Human Rights
Haiti: Mass displacement and deportation surge amid violence
Between January 1 and March 31, at least 1,617 people were killed and 580 others injured in violence involving gangs, self-defence groups, or other members of the population, as well…
Human Rights
One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers
While the health sector worldwide plays a key role in stopping the abusive practice of FGM and supporting survivors, in several regions, evidence suggests otherwise.As of 2020, an estimated 52…
Human Rights
Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo
Senior UN officials warned on Wednesday that all parties involved in the conflict are systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians.Worsening conditions in the eastEscalating attacks…
Human Rights
Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
Each year, more than 21 million adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries become pregnant. About half of these pregnancies are unintended. Nine in 10 adolescent births occur among girls…
Human Rights
Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’
Indigenous people are still excluded from decisions regarding “the very foundation of our identity, survival, and self-determination,” said Aluki Kotierk, Chair of the 24th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues…
Asia
Dhaka wants to bring back ousted Hasina for trials
Bangladesh’s current interim government continues pursuing the return journey of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka so that she is compelled to face hundreds of legal cases, lodged in…
Human Rights
Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
The first country ever to free itself from slavery through a successful uprising, Haiti gained independence from France in 1804. But the price for defying the colonial order was steep.…