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Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia 12 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia on their…

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation 12 May 2023 © UNICEF/Harandane Dicko Banguétaba settlement in the Mopti region of Mali, where families from semi nomadic villages who fled violence with their herds are now living. There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority summarily executed – by Malian troops…

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal 12 May 2023 © UNICEF/Rashad Wajahat Lateef Staff prepare jerry cans for distribution at the UNICEF warehouse in Cox's Bazar ahead of Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall on 14 May. UN agencies spent Friday buckling down with communities across Bangladesh and Myanmar, bracing for Cyclone Mocha,…

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection 12 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan sit in makeshift shelters in Koufron, Chad.   A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step”, after more than three weeks of heavy fighting, the UN’s top official in the…

UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas 12 May 2023 © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso In Texas, USA, a woman hugs her four-year-old daughter after making the perilous journey through the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’ lifting of a COVID-19…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Germany on Receiving Ukrainian Refugees, Question the State on Discrimination against Muslim Women and Threats Posed to Women by Artificial Intelligence

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Germany on Receiving Ukrainian Refugees, Question the State on Discrimination against Muslim Women and Threats Posed to Women by Artificial Intelligence 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Germany, with…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Asks Designated Expert of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Sudan to Document All Allegations of Human Rights Violations since 25 October 2021, including those Arising from the Current Conflict

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Asks Designated Expert of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Sudan to Document All Allegations of Human Rights Violations since 25 October 2021, including those Arising from the Current Conflict 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-sixth special session on the human…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Strongly Condemns Wanton Violence in Sudan as Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Human Rights Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home High Commissioner for Human Rights Strongly Condemns Wanton Violence in Sudan as Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Human Rights Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, hearing the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Jordan for Adopting Legislation on Children’s Rights, Raise Questions about Child Marriage and Discrimination against Refugee and Migrant Children

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Jordan for Adopting Legislation on Children’s Rights, Raise Questions about Child Marriage and Discrimination against Refugee and Migrant Children 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Jordan, with Committee Experts praising the adoption of legislation on…

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments 11 May 2023 ADB/Jawad Jalali Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, pictured in June 2020. “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent…