Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions

“We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week, said OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence in a statement. “Public executions are a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” he said.  “Such executions are also arbitrary in nature and contrary to the right to life…

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Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan

Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan

The in-kind donation – part of the ‘Grain from Ukraine’ humanitarian initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – arrived in the coastal city of Port Sudan and was loaded onto WFP trucks for emergency food distributions. The UN agency is working around the clock to urgently deliver critical food assistance to families who are struggling…

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One month provincial budget approved in Punjab Assembly, opposition chanting slogans

One month provincial budget approved in Punjab Assembly, opposition chanting slogans

Lahore: In the Punjab Assembly, the one-month budget of the province was approved amid the opposition’s nods, on this occasion, the opposition members raised slogans in the House. The session of the Provincial Assembly began under the chairmanship of Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan, in which the provincial budget bill of 1 was presented by Maryam…

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