Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 370
Myanmar: Increasing evidence of crimes against humanity since coup
- UN News
Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Monday.
Ukraine’s suffering continues, acting UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
- UN News
The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple emergencies – from Afghanistan to Ukraine – set to take centre stage.
50 million people in modern slavery: No justification for ‘fundamental’ human rights abuse
- UN News
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
‘My children ask me, what is Syria?’ Za’atari refugee camp enters second decade
- UN News
2022 marks the tenth anniversary of the UN-run Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. It is the largest in the Middle East – and one of the largest in the world – and home to some 80,000 Syrians. UN News spoke to some of the refugees about life at the camp, and their hopes for the future.
Ukraine: More than 14,000 casualties to date but ‘actual numbers are likely considerably higher'
- UN News
Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of prisoners of war in Russian-held areas is “worrying”, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said on Friday.
An Unsealed Indictment of Trump’s Crimes Against Migrant Families
- Inter Press Service
SEATTLE, USA, Sep 09 (IPS) - For a while in 2018, the Donald Trump administration’s “family separation” policy looked like it might become the Stalingrad of his war on immigrants. It was clearly a bridge too far politically, given the global outcry it provoked. Even parts of the Republican party couldn’t stomach it. So Trump retreated strategically on family separation, and intentionally left the program so disorganized that reuniting parents and children became a still-incomplete ordeal.
Ukraine: UN committee ‘gravely concerned’ over treatment of people with disabilities
- UN News
People with disabilities trapped in the Russian control zones in Ukraine are reportedly being used as “human shields” by the Russian Federation armed forces, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) warned on Friday.
Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
- UN News
Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday that Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them against ageism and age discrimination, both of which are still prevalent.
Classrooms must be places of ‘peace and learning’, UN chief says on education protection day
- UN News
Education is a fundamental human right and “an essential driver for achieving peace and sustainable development”, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Friday, the International Day to Protect Education from attack.
Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
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