Daily Round-Up | Leaked documents expose Uber’s inner workings & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of leaked documents that expose Uber’s underbelly, Saudi attacks in Yemen, a strike by Lebanese government employees, and the assassination of a Workers’ Party member in Brazil
Civilian casualties nearly doubled in Yemen since end of UN-mandated international monitoring
The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen was first formed in 2017 to monitor the human rights violations and war crimes being committed by the parties in the war in Yemen. The UN Human Rights Council failed to renew its mandate in October 2021
Mapping Faultlines: The UAE’s game plan in Yemen
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the UAE’s strategic goal in Yemen, how it differs from that of Saudi Arabia, and what the Houthi response is likely to be
Saudi Arabia extensively lobbied to derail war crimes probe in Yemen, says report
A report by The Guardian said that an extensive Saudi lobbying effort was one of the reasons behind the defeat of a resolution to extend the term of an independent war crimes investigation into human rights violations in Yemen
More than 10,000 children killed or injured in war torn Yemen
Latest UN figures state that a total of 3,455 children were killed and more than 6,600 wounded in the fighting in Yemen between March 2015 and September 2021.
UK violated own laws to sell weapons to countries with poor rights records
Between 2011-2020, the UK sold arms to 39 of the 53 countries with a poor record on human and political rights, as per US-funded rights group Freedom House. Similar findings were reported by the UK-based Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT)
UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children’s rights
Despite having verified cases of child right violations, Israel, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and several parties in Afghanistan were not included in this years’ UN report on Children and Armed Conflict
Amazon workers lead ‘White Monday’ strike across Italy and other stories
We take a look at the nationwide strike by Amazon workers across Italy, a massive fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, recent developments in Yemen, and the presence of armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the pretext of foreign military interventions
Houthis demand lifting of air and sea blockade before agreeing to ceasefire
The chief negotiator for Ansar Allah said the Saudis should end their devastating air and sea blockade of the country if they are serious about implementing the ceasefire
More than half of Yemeni population likely to face acute food insecurity by mid-2021: UN agencies
UN agencies have emphasized that an end to the Saudi-led war in Yemen is the only long-term solution for ending the food insecurity in the country
