Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 492
UN ‘Pause’ campaign has helped slow spread of life-threatening misinformation
- UN News
The UN’s Pause campaign, which encourages social media and other news consumers to stop and check the validity of information they share, received a major endorsement on Thursday after a study from a leading research institute in the United States concluded that it has helped encourage the behavioural change needed to stop the spread of misinformation online.
Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030
- UN News
Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally risk still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.
Social protection ‘lifeline’ during COVID, depends on where you live
- UN News
Although the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the roll-out of an “unprecedented number” of new and often innovative social protection measures, it was unable to stem a widening gap between rich and poor countries, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
France Needs More Civil Liberties and Less Hypo-Securitization of Religion
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jul 01 (IPS) - In 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans for tougher laws to tackle what he called, “Islamist Separatism”, and a crackdown on “radical Islamists” in France, which he said were materializing through repeated deviations from the Republic’s values. To counter this, President Macron announced his plans to create a “French Islam”, a practise of the faith which would be regulated by the state.
Internet shutdowns now ‘entrenched’ in certain regions, rights council hears
- UN News
The practice of shutting down internet and mobile phone access to stifle dissent has become “entrenched” and more sophisticated in a growing number of countries as governments seek to retain power, a top UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.
Anti-Gay 'Therapy' Offered at Uganda Health Centres Run by Aid-Funded Groups
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jun 30 (IPS) - At Mulago, Uganda’s biggest public hospital, a receptionist at an HIV clinic for marginalised and ‘most at risk’ populations, including LGBT people, said that an undercover reporter’s 17-year-old gay brother could “quit” his same-sex attraction.
Terrorists become increasingly ‘innovative’, in a world shaken by COVID-19
- UN News
Despite “significant progress” in the fight against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Wednesday that amidst new and more diverse threats, COVID-19 has triggered increased activity throughout many countries.
Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares
- UN News
In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked off a three-day “landmark effort” in Paris on Wednesday, aiming to lay out ambitious investments and policies to bridge the chasm between where women stand in the world today, and where they should be, by 2030.
Urgent action needed to end ‘inhumane conditions’ facing Haiti prisoners: UN rights chief
- UN News
Extreme overcrowding and lack of access to food, water and health, are among the ‘inhumane conditions’ that prisoners in Haiti must endure, often over the course of many years, according to a new UN report.
Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO
- UN News
The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the number of young people seeking opportunities abroad, too.
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