Marginalized groups hit hardest by inequality and stigma in cities
Millicent Auma Otieno, a Kenya-based human rights and community activist, campaigns on behalf of women and persons with disabilities who face stigmatization, as a result […]
Month: August 2019
UN civil society conference to focus on sustainable solutions for challenges of urban life
“Well-planned and managed cities can steer us towards inclusive growth and serve as models of harmony among diverse people”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared […]
Sri Lankan authorities must work ‘vigorously’ to ease simmering ethno-religious tensions, urges UN rights expert
A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to strengthen respect for freedom of religion or belief and address […]
South Sudan: UN rights experts see little headway on peace deal amid spike in local-level violence
A United Nations expert group looking at human rights in South Sudan said on Friday that it is “deeply concerned” that, although the overall armed […]
Myanmar military committed ‘routine, systematic’ sexual violence against ethnic minorities, UN experts find
Myanmar’s military must stop using sexual and gender-based violence to terrorize and punish ethnic minorities, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United […]
A recap of Thursday’s top stories: International Day honours victims of religious-based violence, UN experts on Kashmir, environmental disasters in Asia-Pacific, animal protections, and UN chief on Burkina Faso
Thursday’s Daily Brief: New international day honouring victims of religious-based violence; Kashmir shutdown must be reversed; Relentless sequence of disasters in Asia-Pacific; Giraffes fare well […]
Kashmir communications shutdown a ‘collective punishment’ that must be reversed, say UN experts
End the crackdown on freedom of expression, was the strong call to the Government by India from five United Nations independent rights expert on Thursday. […]
World must stamp out persecution of religious groups, Guterres declares on new UN Day
UN chief António Guterres called for an end to the persecution of religious groups on Thursday, the first ever International Day Commemorating the Victims of […]
Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but not necessarily a risk to human health
Tiny plastic particles known as microplastics are “everywhere – including in our drinking-water”, but they are not necessarily a risk to human health, UN experts […]
Scars of terrorism ‘run deep’, UN chief says, paying tribute to victims
The scars of terrorism “run deep”, and while they may fade with time, “they never disappear”, the United Nations chief said on Wednesday, in his message for […]