Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 448
Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan
- UN News
The Malalai Maternity Hospital is one of the busiest in the Afghan capital, Kabul, welcoming around 85 babies into the world every day, including 20 by Caesarean section. But the ongoing crisis in the country is drastically undermining the staff’s capacity to care for their patients.
Women leaders examine how to end ‘invisible emergency’ of gender-based violence
- UN News
Whether at home, at work, in the streets or even online, women and girls across the world remain highly vulnerable to gender-based violence, something which the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified, six senior UN women leaders said on Thursday.
Morocco’s extradition of Uyghur asylum seeker to China could lead to serious rights violations, argue UN experts
- UN News
Four UN independent human rights experts called on Thursday for Morocco to reverse its decision to extradite a Uyghur Muslim to China as his return would place him under threat of serious human rights violations.
Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy
- UN News
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the key role that migrant workers play in the global economy, as well as the “terrible risks” that they are forced to take, to find work.
Doubling Adaptation Finance can be an Opportunity for the World's Poorest
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK / MELBOURNE, Dec 16 (IPS) - Amid several disappointments of the 2021 UN climate conference in Glasgow, one sign of hope was the agreement on financing for adaptation to climate change. Developed countries agreed to double adaptation finance for poorer nations by 2025, from 2019 levels.
Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says
- UN News
Venezuela violated a jurist’s right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
Rights defenders under attack in Asia – UN experts
- UN News
Reprisals against human rights defenders were in the spotlight on Wednesday as UN independent experts documented instances of abuse in Indonesia and Pakistan.
UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
- UN News
Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears
- UN News
The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held by mainly pro-Russian separatists.
The Age of Discontent: What Drives the Rising Wave of World Protests?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (IPS) - In recent years, the world has been shaken by protests. From the Arab Spring to the social uprisings in Chile and Latin America, the world has seen a dramatic rise in protests. In a polarized world, the COVID-19 pandemic has only accentuated feelings of outrage and discontent.
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