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Human Rights experts slam human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay

Human Rights experts slam human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay

Cuba - Between 2002 and 2021, nine detainees died in custody at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. A group of independent human rights experts appointed by the UN (United Nations) Human Rights Council

Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

South Sudan - is facing a deadly famine. The disastrous flooding has destroyed the crops and lack of adequate food assistance from government and aid groups has been adding to catastrophic hunger crisis in the

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines - In the Philippines, a law was passed to ban child marriage on Thursday. President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed a law to ban child marriage. The law makes it illegal to marry

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libya - Libya's National Forces for Change presented a new proposal to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for holding an election. The representatives proposed holding the postponed elections in a sequence rather

Ethiopia detains ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia detains ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia - The Ethiopian authorities have detained and disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who were deported from Saudi Arabia. Tigray conflict and human rights abuse started again in the country. Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed

Uyghur community finally take a stand for themselves with a complaint against Xi Jinping

Uyghur community finally take a stand for themselves with a complaint against Xi Jinping

China - After struggling to find their voice for the last two years, the Uyghur community has finally managed to lift up to file a complaint against the Chinese President Xi Jinping on violations of

Iraq: Child rape and Security forces’ actions spark anger

Iraq: Child rape and Security forces’ actions spark anger

Iraq - An incident took place in Iraq which caused outrage among the Iraqi people. A teenage girl was raped by the authorities official in Iraq. Her face was deformed in an acid assault. Several

United States removed access for Ethiopia

United States removed access for Ethiopia

United States - Mali and Guinea from a duty-free trade program on January 1 due to their recent alleged human rights violations. The US President Joe Biden had made the announcement recently over human rights

Women in Afghanistan: targeted by Taliban sweeping off the hard earned rights

Women in Afghanistan: targeted by Taliban sweeping off the hard earned rights

Afghanistan - The past year end has been a nightmare for people of Afghanistan, more so for the women. Since August when the Taliban seized power of the nation, it has been offensively enforcing group’s

Human Rights groups call out Sudanese military for use of force on civilians

Human Rights groups call out Sudanese military for use of force on civilians

Sudan - Going back and forth on the administrative control of Sudan, the military and the government have completely given up on the stability of the nation. Despite various warnings by international organizations, the two