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OSCE Workshop Enhances Inter-Agency Collaboration for Youth Crime Prevention in Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan – 7 October 2024 - From October 1 to 3, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in collaboration with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, hosted a significant...

OSCE-ODIHR launched book “Belief, Dialogue, and Security”

A New Guide for Fostering Interfaith Cooperation The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has proudly launched its latest publication, "Belief, Dialogue, and Security: Fostering Dialogue and Joint Action Across Religious and...

Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

The warning on Thursday comes as the SAF launched a major offensive last month to regain control of key areas currently held by the RSF. The two armies led by rival generals have...

A heartfelt appeal for peace in the Holy Land and all the Middle East

COMECE // In light of the tragic anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks on the Israeli people, and in the face of the exceptionally grave humanitarian crisis in the region, alongside the dangerous...

The Jewish Question and the Bulgarian Cinematography

By Biserka Gramatikova The year is 1943 and Bulgaria has just told Hitler that he will not receive the Bulgarian Jews. The untold but true tale of how nearly 50,000 Jewish Bulgarians were saved from...

Seeding the peace and friendship in Yakoruda – a journey beyond cultures and religions

26-29.09.2024 - interfaith weekend in Yakoruda, Bulgaria On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Peace on 21 September, the association "Bridges - Eastern European Forum for Dialogue" held a three-day interfaith weekend...

150 Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians Unite for Justice on Amsterdam’s Dam Square

AMSTERDAM - On the eve of China's National Day, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians gathered on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square to demand justice and recognition of human rights abuses. This powerful demonstration, held on September 29, 2024, drew international attention to the ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities in China.

Erdogan’s Regime Faces Criticism for Detaining Teenage Girls in Turkey

In an act that shows a lack of respect for human rights the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stooped to a new level by arresting 15 adolescent girls aged between...

Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict

The need for gender-based violence-related services has increased 100 per cent since the crisis began in April 2023, the UN agency championing gender affairs reported, with up to 6.7 million people needing assistance by...

World News in Brief: 1.3 billion teens suffering mental disorders, Russia’s Indigenous Peoples face ‘extinction’, Belarus rights update

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that failing to address the mental, sexual and reproductive health of adolescents will have “serious and life-threatening consequences for young people”. It will also come at a...

Panama to host the 4th Edition of the Faith and Freedom Summit

As published by the well-known digital newspaper ‘Panoráma Económico Panama’, the most read digital news of Panama, the Parlatino will host this week the 4th edition of the prestigious ‘Faith and Freedom Summit’ (see...

‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza

In a modest tent in a makeshift camp for displaced people west of the town of Al-Zawaida in Deir al-Balah governorate in Gaza, children whose lives have been turned upside down by a deadly...

Russian attacks on Ukraine energy set to push 500,000 people out of country

The alert from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine follows significant destruction to power plants and the worsening energy crisis that has affected access to electricity, clean water and heating, while...

France – Yoga: Disproportionate widescale police raids with abuses starting from a personal settlement of scores

The starting point was a personal revenge by an academic who got a suspended sentence of four months in prison for harassment On 28 November 2023, just after 6 a.m., a SWAT team of around...

Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

“The Islamic Republic of Iran relies on a system, both in law and in practice, that fundamentally discriminates on the grounds of gender,” the update noted, highlighting the far-reaching impacts on women and...

Dozens of Bulgarian Roma families are moving out of their homes in Duisburg

Dozens of Bulgarian families from Duisburg have received letters from German municipal authorities with a notification that they must leave their apartments by mid-September 2024. This was reported by the organization "Stolipinovo* in Europe". From...

Community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria

By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria ([email protected]) 1. INTRODUCTION Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after goal in contemporary societies across the...

UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

This comes just a day after the UN human rights office (OHCHR) issued a statement expressing horror over the reported summary execution of six Israeli hostages who were among those abducted by Hamas and...

2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award Banquet

The 2024 Athenagoras Human Rights Award will be presented to Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of martyred Russian hero Alexei Navalny By Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate With the blessings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and...

Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

On 15 April 1967, a delegation led by Dr. King met with the legendary Ralph Bunche and other top UN officials. Mr. Bunche was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,...

China: UN rights office reiterates need to review national security framework

The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism strategy, involving the...

The 21st Century and the Shame of Persistent Institutionalisation

In a moving speech delivered on 28 August at UN headquarters in Geneva, Dr Amalia Gamio, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, highlighted a worrying reality: the lack of...

Rights experts urge United Kingdom to curb hate speech

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism (CERD) voiced concern over persistent hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents on various platforms, including by politicians and public figures.It was particularly concerned about...

UKRAINE The UOC, the historical branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, on the path to be banned

On Independence Day, President Zelensky signed Law № 8371 banning the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in Ukraine through the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) On 24 August 2024, President Zelensky signed Law No. 8371...

World News in Brief: Sudan aid breakthrough, rights in Afghanistan, Myanmar displacement continues

World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice destined for 13,000 people at risk of famine in Kereneik, West Darfur, made the crossing on Tuesday evening local time. WFP reports that it...
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