News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 77
The Fallout from Losing a UN Job
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - Ten years ago, I lost more than a job.
When my post was abolished, there was no warning, no closure, no golden parachute—just a quiet erasure. Overnight, I went from a UN professional with decades of service to an invisible statistic in a system that eats its own.
‘Live Facial Recognition Treats Everyone as a Potential Suspect, Undermining Privacy and Eroding Presumed Innocence’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 18 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the dangers of live facial recognition technology with Madeleine Stone, Senior Advocacy Officer at Big Brother Watch, a civil society organisation that campaigns against mass surveillance and for digital rights in the UK.
Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space crackdown
- UN News
On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising executions in Iran and the increasing repression of civic space around the world amid a wave of elections.
UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
- UN News
As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian aid.
Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights office
- UN News
Civilian deaths in conflict surged by 40 per cent last year, according to new data released by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) with already marginalised groups facing disproportionate levels of discrimination.
Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation
- UN News
As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif called for urgent talks to end the ongoing missile attacks between Tehran and Tel-Aviv.
The Global Mental Health Crisis Surges Amid $200 Billion Funding Gap
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Although access to mental health and psychosocial support services is considered a fundamental human right by the United Nations (UN), hundreds of millions of people experience limited or inadequate access to mental health and psychosocial support services.
Israel’s Attack on Iran and Its Potential Fallout
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 18 (IPS) - Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities may be justified if one takes Netanyahu’s explanation at face value. I doubt, however, if he and Trump have fully considered the ominous regional ramifications of the attack and whether negotiations to limit Iran’s nuclear program would have led to much more positive results.
Regaining Progress on Birth Registration Is Critical to Child Protection
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 17 (IPS) - Registering the birth of a newborn, which is taken for granted in many countries, has profound lifelong repercussions for a child’s health, protection, and well-being. But after initially increasing this century, the global birth registration rate has declined in the past ten years, with some countries in the Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa facing significant challenges. Embracing new registration technologies, increasing political will, and increasing parents’ understanding of its importance are paramount to reversing the trend.
‘Hate speech is poison in the well of society,’ says Guterres
- UN News
Hate speech is a warning sign and a driver of violence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said ahead of Wednesday’s International Day for Countering Hate Speech.
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