In a call to the Malian authorities to prevent people from being born into slavery, the experts said that the country is the only one in the Sahel region without specific legislation criminalizing enslavement. “Nothing can justify slavery, whether it be culture, tradition, or religion”, said the experts, Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
That’s according to the UN Trade and Development body UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Review 2023, published on Monday, which analyses the world’s $3-6 billion ocean economy, and assesses how human activity and multiple global crises have significantly impacted sectors like fishing, seafood, shipping and coastal tourism. The report, presented at the 3rd UN Trade Forum in Geneva, calls for…
“Corporal punishment is a violation of the Convention against Torture and must cease,” said UNAMA’s human rights chief Fiona Frazer, stressing that the UN is “strongly opposed” to the death penalty. She called on the de facto authorities to establish an “immediate moratorium” on executions. Flogging and stoning In a new report, UNAMA said that…
At the same time, UN agencies are also helping to provide emergency relief support, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), whose Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) aims at assisting refugees and third country nationals who are desperately trying to flee fighting by escaping to neighbouring countries. Sudan’s national army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…
London: Hollywood star Tom Cruise entered the coronation concert of the British King Charles III in a fighter jet. According to foreign media reports, Tom Cruise was invited as a special guest to the concert held to celebrate the coronation of King Charles. The top gun maverick star could not attend the concert but surprised…
Karachi: K Electric has approached Nepra for renewal of its distribution licence, whose 20-year license will expire on July 20, 2023. According to Express News, K Electric has applied to Nepra to renew its distribution license for 20 years in view of the expiry of its agreement. In the application, K Electric has said that…
—File photo 14 former ticket holders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formed their own group in Lahore. Sources say that this group is contacting more members who are ignoring ideological workers in the party. The former ticket holders have also decided to write a letter to Chairman PTI Imran Khan to his lawyer Anas Hashmi. According…
The woman and child who were victims of the accident were residents of Shireen Jinnah Colony: Photo: File A woman and a child fell into the sea and died in Boot Basin area of Karachi. According to the police, a woman and 2 children fell into the sea near Boat Basin Mai Kalachi Road railway…
File photo Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Shaikh took notice of the power outage at the matriculation board examination centers. Imtiaz Shaikh has said that K Electric, HESCO, SEPCO exam centers should be exempted from load shedding. The provincial energy minister says that the electricity of the Matriculation Board examination centers should be restored immediately. He…
File photo Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that under no circumstances do we want bloodshed and insecurity on Pakistan’s soil. In a statement, Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the Taliban government of Afghanistan has fulfilled its responsibilities for the elimination of TTP and ISIS. Amir Khan Muttaqi says that 80…
