Tag: Human Rights
World
Hundreds of thousands pushed to commit fraud in SE Asia – UN
A recent report from the United Nations (UN) states that many people from different parts of the world have been brought to Southeast Asia...
Independent Africa
Coup in Niger causing great harm to the poor – UN
The Nigerian people, he added, would endure even more hardship as a result of last month's coup, have drawn the utmost concern of the...
Independent Africa
China comes under fire for its online anti-black racism
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an advocacy group for human rights, has criticized the Chinese government for failing to "acknowledge and condemn" the pervasive anti-black...
World
At least 33 soldiers killed in an IS vehicle assault in Syria
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) carried out an attack that resulted in the deaths of at least 33 soldiers who supported Syrian President...
World
23 Syrian soldiers killed in an Islamic State attack on an army transport
In an attack in eastern Syria that IS terrorists are said to have carried out, at least 23 Syrian soldiers are reported to have...
World
Israel transports Jews from crisis zones in Ethiopia
Over 200 Israeli citizens and Ethiopian Jews were relocated to Addis Abeba, the nation's capital, using a special flight that Israel stated it had...
World
Taliban abuses against women should be prosecuted – Brown
Gordon Brown has condemned cruel treatment meted out against women by the Taliban.The former prime minister in an interview told the BBC that the...
Independent Africa
UN human rights office shuts in Uganda
The UN's human rights mission in Kampala will be closing after 18 years of operation, as the Ugandan government has terminated its mandate.The...
World
Iran’s morality police reportedly resume headscarf patrols – State media
State media claimed on Sunday that morality police in Iran will start patrols to ensure that women adhere to rigid Islamic dress standards, ten...
Independent Africa
UK, US, others support Sweden’s act of Quran burning during a UN vote
In the aftermath of a Quran-burning stunt in Sweden that sparked protests throughout the Muslim world, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has...