Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 507
Latin America rights groups face growing threats, attacks: Bachelet
- UN News
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine national human rights institutions, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis
- UN News
Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their contracts due to COVID-19 restrictions, placing a major strain on their physical and mental health. New UN guidelines were published on Thursday, aimed at helping the industry better protect human rights at sea, as new COVID variants threaten to further delay crew turnover.
High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements Significantly Reduce ICU Admissions & COVID-19 Deaths
- Inter Press Service
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 06 (IPS) - There is considerable evidence that vitamin D reduces the risk and severity of COVID-19 (Mercola 2020 ; Wimalawansa, 2020). More than 50 clinical studies have published confirming that high doses of vitamin D administered early in persons with COVID-19 significantly reduce complications and the need for ICU admissions.
FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
- UN News
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child soldier, is dedicating his adult life to healing communities which were impacted by his government’s fight with the rebel Lords Resistance Army (LRA).
USA: Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the country’
- UN News
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial justice protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a statement on Wednesday.
Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown
- UN News
The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road to “normalcy” for youngsters, two in three of whom need humanitarian assistance, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran
- UN News
United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release a political activist, said to be at risk of severe health complications and even death, if not provided with appropriate medical care.
UN human rights office urges calm, after bloodshed in Colombian city of Cali
- UN News
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, as a number of people were reportedly killed and wounded when police opened fire on demonstrators.
Free press ‘a cornerstone’ of democratic societies, UN says
- UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to support free, independent and diverse media, which the UN’s top human rights official highlighted as “a cornerstone of democratic societies”.
Is Press Freedom Incompatible with Gender Empowerment?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 02 (IPS) - In the contemporary world of journalism, female reporters face a double jeopardy: they are increasingly targeted both as journalists and as women-- particularly in repressive regimes and misogynistic societies.
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