News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 101
AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament
- UN News
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be focusing on the bigger picture to ensure that the technology is not misused on the battlefield, UN disarmament experts and leaders of ‘big tech’ companies have insisted.
UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism
- UN News
Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system.
UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- UN News
Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, briefed the Palestinian rights committee at UN Headquarters in New York, which also featured a screening of the Oscar winning documentary No Other Land.
Myanmar quake: Airstrikes continue despite ceasefire
- UN News
Myanmar’s military has continued to launch airstrikes and other attacks against opposition forces in the devastated country, one week since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck and despite agreeing to a ceasefire, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
‘Energy Transfer’s Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Is an Attempt to Drain Our Resources and Silence Dissent’
- Inter Press Service
Apr 04 (IPS) -
CIVICUS speaks with Daniel Simons, Senior Legal Counsel Strategic Defence for Greenpeace International, about the lawsuit brought by an oil and gas company against Greenpeace and its broader implications for civil society. Greenpeace is a global network of environmental organisations campaigning on issues such as climate change, disarmament, forests, organic farming and peace.
Global Disability Summit Galvanizes Education Support for Crisis-Impacted Children with Disabilities
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI & BERLIN, Apr 03 (IPS) - Of the nearly 234 million children and adolescents of school age affected by crises, 85 million are already out of school. At least 20 percent of them—or 17 million—are children living with disabilities.
World Autism Awareness Day 2025: Sustainable Development Must Include Neurodivergent Perspectives
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - In 2007, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), in an effort to promote inclusion and human rights for autistic individuals. Much work has been done and pushed forward by autistic advocates to bring lived experiences to global discussions.
DR Congo: Millions Facing Destitution as Violence Forces People to Flee Multiple Times
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, Apr 03 (IPS) - Jan Egeland is Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that 100,000s of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been pushed into desperate conditions by the escalation of violent conflict in 2025.
‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
- UN News
What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy of war, but now the remnants of conflict and devastation are being turned into wearable messages of peace.
Gaza: UN rights chief calls for probe into killings of medical workers
- UN News
The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
Powered by
