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Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence is highest in Oceania, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and Southern Asia, reflecting deep regional inequalities and widespread patterns of abuse experienced by women worldwide.“Today,…
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“At least 67 children have been killed since the ceasefire,” Annalena Baerbock, president of the UN General Assembly, said on Tuesday at an event to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.“The people…
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Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and social change. Through his Free Pen initiative, he leads workshops…
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At a two-day conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Justice”, held at Spain’s Supreme Court and organised by the Asociación de Letrados del Tribunal Supremo (ALTS), Judge Manuel Marchena warned that…
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At least 402 people, mainly schoolchildren, have been kidnapped in four states in the north-central region – Niger, Kebbi, Kwara and Borno – since 17 November, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Only 88 have reportedly been freed or escaped from captivity.Call for…
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Launching its 2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response, UNAIDS said international assistance has sharply declined, with OECD projections showing external health funding could fall by…
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Opening the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva on Monday, he said that corporate power has become increasingly influential in terms of social change.He warned that…
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Instead, she found herself tied to a man who “changed from being kind to being a monster.” He would beat her “with his bare hands,” she said recently.The young mother…
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The warning comes in a report by the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) office in Europe, where AI is already helping doctors to spot diseases, reduce administrative tasks and communicate…
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A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan to death on charges of crimes against humanity carried out during…
