Global IssuesNews headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 82
Humanitarian Aid Efforts Continue in Niger Despite Military Coup
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - Nicole Kouassi, the UNDP resident representative in Niger, is constantly faced with the challenge of coordinating aid delivery to 4.3 million people in need. On Wednesday, Kouassi woke up and learned this must happen in a country where the president had just been overthrown. She said she did not see warning signs of a coup.
Indias Rising Population & its March Towards World's Second Largest Economy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 31 (IPS) - This year, India surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation. China is expected to overtake the US as the world’s largest economy by 2035, but its population will likely continue to declinewhile India’s will continue to grow.
Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA
- UN News
More than two days of armed violence at the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp in southern Lebanon continues to impact civilians, including children, a senior UN official in the country said on Monday.
UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking
- UN News
Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, the UN warned on Sunday, the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. People lacking legal status, living in poverty and without decent work often become the primary targets of traffickers.
Niger: Security Council strongly condemns ‘efforts to unconstitutionally change’ Government
- UN News
In a press statement published on Friday, the Security Council members called for the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s democratically-elected President, Mohammed Bazoum, and underscored the need to protect him, his family and members of his Government.
Nepals Same-Sex Marriage Breakthrough
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 28 (IPS) - Nepal is the latest country to join the global wave of marriage equality. On 28 June, its Supreme Court ruled that the government must immediately offer temporary registration of same-sex marriages, pending a change in the law. Around 200 couples reportedly sought to register as soon as the court judgment was made.
International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jul 28 (IPS) - The likelihood of further confrontations remains high following a major Israeli military assault on an impoverished camp of more than 23,500 Palestinian refugees in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank earlier this month. The landlocked Palestinian territory, located between Israel to the west and Jordan to the east, has been illegally occupied, according to international law, following the invasion by Israel 56 years ago.
During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection
- UN News
The Assistant High Commissioner for Protection with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, Gillian Triggs, concluded a four-day visit to Greece on Friday, where she addressed several critical issues concerning refugees and asylum-seekers in the country.
OHCHR condemns executions in Kuwait and Singapore, pushes for global ban
- UN News
Five prisoners were executed in Kuwait and two in Singapore this week, including the first Singaporean woman to be executed in nearly 20 years, prompting the UN human rights office (OHCHR) to issue a renewed condemnation of the death penalty, urging all Member States to end its use.
Russia urged to free opposition leader Kara-Murza amid failing health
- UN News
An independent UN human rights expert on Friday appealed for Russia to immediately release detained journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, whose life is at risk due to deteriorating health.
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