Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead – International People Search
A decade of war in Syria has left more 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council on Friday, noting that […]
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Afghanistan: Girls’ education must be a given, urges deputy UN chief – International People Search
Ensuring all Afghan girls can be educated must be “a zero condition” for the Taliban, before international recognition of their de facto authority, UN Deputy […]
Human rights in Belarus continue downward spiral, warns Bachelet – International People Search
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that she continues to be alarmed by “persistent allegations” of “widespread and systematic torture” of protesters in […]
UNICEF: Haiti children vulnerable to ‘violence, poverty and displacement’ – International People Search
As Haiti continues to reel from the “triple tragedy” of natural disasters, gang violence and the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed concern […]
South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears – International People Search
South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard on Thursday, jeopardizing the young nation’s efforts to establish lasting […]
Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action – International People Search
Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Thursday. […]
Myanmar: UN expert says current international efforts failing, urges ‘change of course’ – International People Search
The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday that conditions inside the […]
20 years after Durban Declaration, racism reverberates in ‘echo chambers of hate’ – International People Search
Two decades after a landmark declaration was adopted to eradicate racism, discrimination continues to “permeate institutions, social structures and everyday life in every society”, the […]
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows – International People Search
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicted” […]
UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border – International People Search
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland […]