Four in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing, warn UN human rights experts
Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 are in danger of disappearing, rights experts said on Wednesday, in a call for a decade […]
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Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Venezuela-Colombia baby breakthrough, Italy piles on rescue boat pressure, States must combat hate, Kashmir rights latest and a musical plea to combat CAR hunger
Tuesday’s main stories: Colombia offers nationality to born of Venezuelan parents; ‘€1 million’ fines for rescue boats; States must do more to stop hate attacks; […]
Intensified Al Qaeda and ISIL activity in Yemen ‘deeply worrying’, says UN Human Rights Office
Armed groups affiliated with the Al Qaeda and ISIL terror groups, appear to have intensified their activities in Yemen, a spokesperson for the UN Human […]
All States have ‘primary responsibility’ to protect against hate attacks: UN’s Bachelet
The UN’s top rights official has added her voice to condemnation of the weekend mass-shootings in the cities of El Paso and Dayton, insisting on […]
Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails ‘very important step’
The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia’s decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country […]
All States have ‘primary responsibility’ to protect against hate attacks: UN’s Bachelet
The UN’s top rights official has added her voice to condemnation of the weekend mass-shootings in the cities of El Paso and Dayton, insisting on […]
Colombia offers nationality rights to Venezuelan children born there: UN hails ‘very important step’
The UN migration agency, IOM, has welcomed Colombia’s decision on Monday to grant nationality status to more than 24,000 Venezuelan babies born inside the country […]
‘€1 million’ fines for rescue boats prompts UN concern for future sea operations
A move by Italian lawmakers to impose fines of up to €1 million on vessels and organizations carrying out search and rescue operations off the […]
Myanmar companies bankroll ‘brutal operations’ of military, independent UN experts claim in new report
Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with […]
Myanmar companies bankroll ‘brutal operations’ of military, independent UN experts claim in new report
Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with […]