More: Human Rights
Africa’s Sahel: Act now before the crisis ‘becomes unmanageable’
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is stepping
up response in Africa’s Sahel region where escalating violence has
forced a rising number of people to flee their homes.
Agency chief Filippo Grandi...
Observe Kashmir Solidarity Day with True Spirit
Every year the 5th of February is observed as Kashmir Solidarity Day
globally. It is to show solidarity with the oppressed people of Kashmir. This
year,...
2019: A deadly year for migrants crossing the Americas
More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote
lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years
on record,...
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Not places for persecuted religious and ethnic minorities
A series of recent measures in Saudi Arabia and Iran that violate the
rights, if not endanger religious and ethnic minorities call into question
their moral...
Cruelty to Animals Gets More Media Coverage than Beheaded Christians
- The Bishops' Conference of Nigeria
described the area as "killing fields", like the ones the Khmer Rouge
created in Cambodia to exterminate the population.
- "We...
Taking next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
ILO
Director-General Guy Ryder has called for a whole-of-supply-chain approach to
address child labour in global supply chains during his opening statement to
the conference . He said...
Major humanitarian hub in north-east Nigeria burned in attack
The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the
north-east of the country.
Non-State armed groups targeted the...
Genocide: Terrible and scaring ground situation in India
Washington D.C: Dr. Gregory Stanton,
founder of Genocide Watch, addressed an audience of Congressional and
Government officials at a briefing titled Ground Reports on Kashmir and...
Kashmir: India’s services chief confesses blinding protesters
Through a
host of draconian measures, India has gagged digital and voice protests in
disputed Kashmir. It has barred local and foreign journalists from visiting
Kashmir. Indian...
Syrian conflict has ‘erased’ children’s dreams -new UN report
Nearly
nine years of conflict in Syria have robbed boys and girls of their
childhood and subjected them to “unabated violations of their
rights”, including being killed, maimed, displaced, forced to fight
or...