Europe
French President Macron outlined to MEPs on Wednesday the main goals and the political strategy for France’s semester steering the EU. In a debate in the Strasbourg hemicycle, President Macron…
News
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching…
Institutions
Eleven mafia suspects were arrested in a large-scale international operation end of 2021 by the European Prosecutor's Office against suspects in tax evasion of luxury cars. Searches of 46 homes…
Europe
A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the country's obligations under international law, five…
Europe
Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on…
Christianity
On the occasion of the upcoming 134th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (28 February – 25 March 2022), the African Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AAJW) and the European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses…
Europe
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 11, 2022 The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International, a 52-year mental health industry watchdog, located in Los Angeles, California, and with groups that…
Health
UNODC hosts Consultation on Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings The prevalence of drug use in prison is estimated to be at 20%,…
Health
WHO has officially recognized computer gambling as a disease Computer gambling has been officially recognized as a disease and is included in the eleventh update of the International Statistical Classification…
Europe
Amid record global displacement, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday urged European countries to prioritize the better protection of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution.
