Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 385
Immigrant Supports Other US Migrants Run the Gauntlet of Bureaucracy
- Inter Press Service
Stanford, Jul 18 (IPS) - Veronica Vega's husband was the first in the family to immigrate to Oakland, California. When 27 years ago Vega decided to join him, she was five months pregnant and walked across the Mexican border to come to the United States.
Guterres hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela
- UN News
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday's International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon, “a giant of our time”, who remains a “moral compass” for us all.
Haiti: UN sounds alarm over worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince
- UN News
The UN human rights office said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by worsening violence in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and rising abuse at the hands of heavily armed gangs, against vulnerable local communities.
South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
- UN News
A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers - and even citizens perceived as outsiders - throughout the country.
Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges
- UN News
Young people must be recognized around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to become “fully engaged in decisions affecting their future,” said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, World Youth Skills Day.
Iran: Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case
- UN News
The conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners was welcomed on Friday by a top UN-appointed independent rights expert.
Drones To Help Fishers Avoid Border Conflicts on Lake Victoria
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Jul 14 (IPS) - It is exactly two years since George Omuodo’s brutal confrontation with fishers from Uganda, an encounter that left him hospitalized with a broken arm and bruised ribs. After listening to his ordeal, one wonders where he gets the courage to go back to the lake every day.
Philippines: Top rights expert appeals to President Marcos over Maria Ressa conviction
- UN News
The decision by a Philippines court to uphold the conviction of campaigning journalist Maria Ressa should be reassessed by the newly elected government, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, said on Thursday.
More women work in health and care but they earn 24 per cent less than men: UN report
- UN News
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap than in other economic sectors, two UN agencies said in a new report on Wednesday.
Russia: Human rights experts condemn civil society shutdown
- UN News
Top UN-appointed independent rights experts have condemned Russia’s “continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets”.
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