UN agencies say work will have to be partially halted in Afghanistan due to ban on women employees
After banning women from attending universities and other higher educational institutions, the Taliban government in Afghanistan has also banned NGOs from employing women staff
Serious concerns raised over whereabouts of prominent Saudi human rights activist
Qahtani completed his 10-years sentence on Tuesday, however, his family and lawyers have not been able to establish contact with him since last week of October
Europe’s treatment of refugees is racist and murderous
The recent incident of refugees being stranded in the Mediterranean without assistance from coastal forces exemplifies a larger pattern of cruelty by European nations towards those fleeing conflict zones
US imposes fresh sanctions on companies involved in oil trade with Iran
After a recent visit to Iran, UN special rapporteur for human rights Alena Douhan claimed that US sanctions have gravely affected the lives of common Iranians and were even responsible for a significant number of deaths in the country
Number of forcibly displaced people more than doubles in a decade to cross 100 million
For the first time in human history, the number of forcibly displaced people in the world has crossed 100 million.
Wars and conflicts forced over 100 million people to leave their homes globally
According to the UNHRC, due to the rise in wars and violence globally, the number of people forcibly displaced has more than doubled since 2012. The numbers are almost equally divided between those internally displaced and refugees
Putin accuses Ukraine of going back on promises made at Istanbul talks
Putin claimed that until Ukraine recognizes Crimea as part of Russia and the independence of the Donbass republics, “no progress could be reached in the talks”
UN special rapporteur on human rights calls Israel an apartheid state
The report prepared by Michael Lynk adds to the growing consensus in the international community equating Israel’s discriminatory policies in the occupied Palestinian territories to apartheid
Yet again, Israel refuses to cooperate with inquiry on human rights violations
The UNHCR constituted a commission of inquiry to investigate instances of human rights violations committed in Israel and occupied Palestine
France announces troop withdrawal from Mali after nearly a decade and other stories
Today we look at the withdrawal of French troops from Mali after 9 years, a report on Dutch colonial violence during Indonesia’s independence war, and more
German arms sales to Egypt must meet human rights criteria, foreign minister says
The German decision is in line with the coalition government’s position of reducing arms sales to non-European and NATO countries. Egypt is the leading recipient of German weapons
Police repress workers’ protest for living wages in Port au Prince and other stories
Today we look at protests by textile workers in Port au Prince, Wet’suwet’en activists’ report to the UN on rights violations by Canada, and more
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
