Human Rights Council

Nicaragua okwa tseyitha nena ta zimo mo United Nations Human Rights Council

Nicaragua okwa tseyitha nena ta zimo mo United Nations Human Rights Council,sha landula olopota yiigwana ya hangana ndjoka yiindiile oshigwana shomuuyuni shi yamukule omapogolo guuthemba womuntu kepangelo lyomupresitend Daniel Ortega. Omupevi presitend nokuli omunyekadhi goshilongo Rosalia Murillo okwati etokolo itali vulu oku lundululwa notali pangele ,tati Nicaragua ota kuthapo ekuthombinga miinyangadhalwa ayihe yiimanga ko Human Rights Council. olopota yiigwana ya hangana ya pitithwa ohela,oya gandja ombedhi ku Ortega na Murillo,oku […]

February 28, 2025 11

Africa

DRC PM Says 7,000 Killed in Eastern Congo Fighting Since January

Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed around 7,000 lives since January, and according to Reuters reports, this is including both combatants and civilians, according to DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. Speaking at a high-level Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, she reported that 3,000 deaths occurred in Goma, while 450,000 people were displaced after the destruction of 90 displacement camps

February 25, 2025 10

World

US executive orders to impact United Nations work

The UN Human Rights Council meeting on the human rights situation in Ukraine The White House has issued new executive orders that will further affect the cooperative and multilateral operations of the United Nations. These moves come just two weeks after the United States declared its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO). US withdraws from UN Agencies President Trump’s directive, issued on Tuesday, confirms that the United States will […]

February 6, 2025 34

World

UN report accuses Israel of targeting Gaza’s healthcare

The Chairperson of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, presented the commission's latest investigative report to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, 31 October 2024. Navi Pillay and her team, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, determined that Israel has implemented a policy aimed at destroying Gaza's healthcare system as part of a larger offensive, committing war crimes, […]

October 31, 2024 46

World

Civilian deaths in conflicts up by 72%, says United Nations

The United Nations reported that global conflicts in 2023 have resulted in three times more child deaths and twice as many women deaths compared to the previous year, with civilian deaths in armed conflicts rising by 72%. UN rights chief Volker Turk informed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that warring parties are increasingly exceeding acceptable and legal boundaries, pointing to the crisis in the Middle East.

June 19, 2024 52

Opinion Pieces

UN Rights Experts Make False Promises About Prostitution

The essayist, an expert in human trafficking, writes that a guidance paper produced by a UN human rights group on eliminating discrimination against “sex workers” actually “advocates for policies that will endanger women and girls.” TONY WEBSTER/CREATIVE COMMONOpinion By Taina Bien-Aimé The United Nations working group on discrimination against women and girls published a paper last year that not only fails to address the widespread human rights violations caused by prostitution […]

March 14, 2024 21