Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 409
Misogynistic Online Abuse Poses Major Threat to Women Journalists
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 28 (IPS) - Women journalists around the world are experiencing an exponential increase in misogynistic online abuse, which poses a grave risk to women's media participation in the digital age.
Guterres in Ukraine: War is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civilians and urged criminal accountability.
Human rights: Belarus journalists win World Press Freedom Prize
- UN News
The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named on Tuesday as the winner of this year‘s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the international jury‘s recommendation.
Girls’ performance in maths ‘starting to add up to boys’, says UNESCO
- UN News
The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as strongly as boys in the classroom – although there are plenty of barriers holding them back.
Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UAYMA, Mexico, Apr 26 (IPS) - Every other Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. sharp, a group of 26 Mexican women meet for an hour to discuss the progress of their work and immediate tasks. Anyone who arrives late must pay a fine of about 25 cents on the dollar.
Young innovators win video competition with ideas for a better future
- UN News
Marking World Intellectual Property Day, on Tuesday, UN patent experts announced the champions of this year’s youth video competition.
Afghan Moms Receive a Fresh Start in the United States
- Inter Press Service
TEANECK, New Jersey, Apr 26 (IPS) - It was a long, harrowing road for Freshta and Shabaneh, two mothers (their names are pseudonyms) who fled Kabul, Afghanistan, late last summer before eventually settling in the southern New Jersey township of Hamilton.
Women Politicians in Peru Face Severe Harassment, Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Apr 25 (IPS) - Women entering the political arena in Peru face multiple obstacles due to gender discrimination that hinders their equal participation, which can even reach the extreme of political harassment and bullying, in an attempt to force them out of the public sphere.
Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears
- UN News
Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process updated the Security Council on Monday.
UN human rights experts urge United States to ease Afghanistan assets freeze
- UN News
Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on Monday, for the United States to end its freeze on Afghanistan’s foreign assets.
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