Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 458
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
- UN News
A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in “clear contravention of international law”.
‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
- UN News
Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among the goals of the 2021 UN International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, which began on Tuesday.
Reimagine justice and end child detentions: UNICEF
- UN News
More than 45,000 boys and girls were released from detention during the COVID-19 pandemic, proving that child-friendly justice solutions “are more than possible”, according to new data released on Monday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Asian Staffers at UN Launch Network to Protect Rights & Fight Racism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15 (IPS) - The United Nations, which consists of 193 member states, has long been accused of discrimination against staffers who number over 315,000 and spread across 56 UN agencies and entities worldwide.
In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
- UN News
Three months after a devastating earthquake struck the south-west of Haiti, a hospital that was largely destroyed has continued to give mothers and their babies the care they need.
Feature: Female mentors empower girls to reach for the stars in space careers
- UN News
Growing up in 1970s New York, Mindy Howard received no encouragement at home and was ridiculed at school for her dream to become an astronaut, it was a time when only boys were supposed to have such aspirations.
Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN rights chief
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practicing their profession.
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
- UN News
Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
- UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for a dowry.
Journalists Covering the Protest Movement in Nigeria were Beaten, Harassed & Fined by Law Enforcement
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (IPS) - The photos showed blood-soaked concrete, a gashed open thigh, and an injured protester grimacing in pain on the ground. Taken by photojournalist Eti-Inyene Godwin Akpan on October 20, 2020, the images tell the story of Nigerian forces’ mass shooting of anti-police brutality protesters at Lagos’ Lekki Toll Gate, an incident the government continues to deny.
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