Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres
Marking the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was important to defend “havens of education”. “Education…
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Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across SE Asia
OHCHR said that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and another 100,000 in Cambodia may be held in situations where they are…
UN expert urges immediate review of discredited UK sentencing scheme
As of the end of 2022, close to 2,900 people were still being held under the scheme. Unresolved legacy Between 2005 and…
DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped
DR Congo has the highest tally of UN-verified grave violations against children in places experiencing armed conflict
Rights experts call for second UN Decade for People of African Descent
They stressed that more than ever, the world urgently needs humanity to unite and collaborate in a spirit of equality and non-discrimination. “This…
Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances
Enforced disappearance has regularly been used as a tool for instilling fear and exert control over a population. The feeling of insecurity…
Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists
“We are outraged that those searching for forcibly disappeared family members and loved ones continue to be targeted and face violence in…
Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating…
Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief
The desperate situation prompted a tweet on Friday from Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths calling for an immediate end to the fighting.…
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts
“The draft law could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with…