Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 426
Securing evidence: The key to convicting human traffickers
- UN News
“Slave” tattoos, electric shock devices, and plastic bracelets. These are examples of the kinds of objects and physical abuses deployed by human traffickers to control, torture, and brand their victims, and which are crucial to securing a conviction.
Miles’ Law and the War in Ukraine; Where you stand depends on where you sit
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 04 (IPS) - This aphorism which dates back to the late 1940s points out that one’s position on issues (where you stand) is shaped by your relationship with the events taking place (where you sit).
Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
- UN News
In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
International Women's Day, 2022 - War, Autocrats and Fossil Fuels – Women on the Front Line
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Mar 04 (IPS) - For decades women’s demands for political and economic inclusion have placed them centre-stage in mass struggles against dictatorships across the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its indiscriminate attacks on civilians now put women’s movements firmly on the front line of war, autocrats and fossil fuels.
Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act
- UN News
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
- UN News
Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
International Women's Day, 2022 - Women are the Answer to Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Mar 03 (IPS) - When countries improve their Global ranking, there is rejoicing within the community that progress has been made at last.. but has it and why does it matter ?
Targeting Only Russian Oligarchs, a Historic Mistake
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 03 (IPS) - The war in Ukraine has highlighted Russian kleptocrats funnelling billions of dollars out of the country and investing them in London and other major global financial centres, prompting political leaders in Europe and USA to crack down on this shady money. Russian oligarchs are believed to hold as much as $1 trillion in wealth abroad, often hidden in offshore companies whose true ownership is hard to determine.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- UN News
The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
COVID-19: Depression, anxiety soared 25 per cent in a year
- UN News
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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