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Crackdown on human rights defenders in Libya concerning: United Nations

Crackdown on human rights defenders in Libya concerning: United Nations

Libya - human rights defenders as well as civil society is witnessing widespread crackdown with arbitrary attacks, prompting the concerns of United Nations Human Rights Office. The office noted on Friday that ongoing campaign of

Tremors Of Ukrainian War Felt In A Hungry Sudan

Tremors Of Ukrainian War Felt In A Hungry Sudan

Sudan - is going to be facing a major humanitarian crisis, the UN has warned the Western world. It is estimated that up to 18 million could be in need of aid by September as

Study: childbirth abuse is a critical human rights and healthcare issue

Study: childbirth abuse is a critical human rights and healthcare issue

Dignity and Respect in Maternity Care, a supplement has shone light on how women and their newborn babies are being mistreated during the process of childbirth. The World Health Organization has further added that mistreatment

African Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment, Says Human Rights Lawyer

African Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment, Says Human Rights Lawyer

West Africa - Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said that African Union (AU) leaders have failed to implement their human rights commitment and obligations. Falana said this in a paper titled “The Unconstitutional Change of

HRW asks America to stop Haitian deportation to their homeland

HRW asks America to stop Haitian deportation to their homeland

United States - In the wake of grave danger to their lives, human rights watch urged the United States to stop the deportation of Haitians to their homeland on Thursday. The human rights organization called

Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

India - Eleven workers were confined as bonded labourers at a pine tree cutting unit in Mannur near Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. They were rescued by the District Revenue officials on Thursday. The Kancheepuram District

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

India - West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed deep pain on the recent incident of the killing of 10 people in Rampurhat, West Bengal, on March 21. He said, "Human rights are in decimation and

Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iran - After six years of a harrowing jail ordeal, the Iranian- British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released by Iran. But this has exposed the underbelly of the Iranian regime. According to a recent

Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina - is burning in anguish over recent gang rape in broad daylight, brining the spotlight on the country’s prevalent ‘rape culture’. The incident has prompted fresh and invigorated calls for men to play a

Children fleeing war in Ukraine at risk of trafficking and exploitation: UNICEF

Children fleeing war in Ukraine at risk of trafficking and exploitation: UNICEF

Ukraine - Children fleeing war in Ukraine are at risk of human trafficking and exploitation. More than half a million children have already crossed borders as refugees into neighbouring countries because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.