The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya was established by the Human Rights Council in June 2020, to investigate alleged abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed in Libya since 2016. The panel’s latest official visit to Libya which ended on Sunday heard testimony from victims’ relatives of extrajudicial killings, torture,…
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s poorest people. NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can be deadly. Other examples are Buruli…
Mr. Trukhanov spoke to UN News shortly after the decision was announced, on Wednesday, and explained the laborious process that led to the inclusion. Odesa Mayor, Gennady Trukhanov Gennady Trukhanov We applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List back in 2009 and were accepted into the provisional list. But the procedure dragged on and,…
The rise and impact of hate speech is being amplified, at an unprecedented scale, by new communications technologies, one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world. According to leading international human rights organization, Minority Rights Group, one analysis records a 400-fold increase in the…
The youth was carrying meat on a bike, Photo: Video Grab Bangalore: In the Indian state of Karnataka, a young man riding a motorcycle was tied to a pole on the side of the road and tortured by the workers of the extremist Hindu party, the video of which went viral. Journalist and human rights…
Former national cricket team captain Shahid Afridi says that Mickey Arthur’s online coaching method is beyond my understanding. In a conversation with the media, the former all-rounder said that foreign coaches are not so necessary, local coaches are also talented, hopefully the Pakistan Cricket Board will definitely take appropriate measures. He said that I showed…
The concerned officials are moving the dead bodies. During the birthday celebration in South Africa, 8 people were killed and 3 were injured by gunmen. According to the police, on Sunday evening, the owner of the house was celebrating his birthday in Qaibarah city, when two unknown armed suspects entered the yard and started firing…
Shanghai: A healthy person died after a neck massage in China. Massage can be useful for relieving the mental and physical stress of modern fast-paced life, but a man in China lost his life due to massage. According to reports, Zhang, a 27-year-old healthy citizen, went to a massage parlor in Shanghai, where he got…
Bani Gala: Unknown suspects opened fire on the Jhang Police team coming to Bani Gala and martyred an officer. According to Express News, unknown persons opened fire on the team of Punjab Police who came to arrest an accused near Imran Khan Chowk area of Bani Gala police station, as a result of which Punjab…
The anti-terrorism court of Hyderabad sentenced the blackmailing accused to life imprisonment and fine after being found guilty in the case of suicide of a female student in the hostel of Sindh University. According to the police, the accused was on bail, after the verdict, he was arrested and sent to jail. According to the…
