Notably, the guidance includes both recommendations and warnings for long-term sufferers, arguing against the use of opioid painkillers; physical therapies, such as traction; and lumbar braces and belts. Instead, healthcare professionals are advised to develop exercise programmes; help patients educate themselves on the options and self-care strategies; and provide psychological support, such as cognitive behavioural…
António Guterres urged countries to strengthen cooperation, the rule of law and prevention efforts against this “vicious threat to peace, security, and sustainable development” that operates everywhere, including cyberspace – “a virtual El Dorado for criminals.” Different crimes, same outcomes Transnational organized crime is a multi-billion-dollar industry that encompasses illicit financial flows, the illicit trade…
That figure is more than double the crossings made in all of 2022. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, underscored the scale of the crisis. “The challenges that the unprecedented population movements in the Americas pose are formidable…no country on its own is equipped to address them,” he said. “Only by coming together with…
This, in effect, bans all public LGBT activities and organisations within the country. The nine UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said the ruling “significantly distances” Russia from its obligations under international law to promote and protect human rights for all. The experts sent an official letter to the Russian Government on Monday, outlining their urgent…
In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and their partners issued a call for an immediate stop to the fighting, stressing that conditions in Gaza are “amongst the worst we have witnessed”. Meanwhile on Thursday Israeli troops reportedly entered the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, where hundreds of thousands of displaced…
On the eve of International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, 9 December, we looked at the origin of the word. Mr. Lemkin developed the term partly in response to the Nazi policies of systematic murder of Jewish people during the Holocaust, but…
Photo: File The meeting of the National Men’s Selection Committee headed by Wahab Riaz will be held in Lahore on December 13, in which the selection issues regarding the five-match T20 series in New Zealand will be considered. The selection committee will consider the performances of the ongoing National T20 Cup 2023-24 in Karachi. The…
Islamabad: The High Court while pronouncing the decision to hear the Al-Azizia reference on merit rejected the plea of NAB to remand the case to the accountability court and declare the decision of the reference null and void. The appeal against the sentence of former prime minister and PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif in the…
Rizwana was admitted to a child protection school Lahore: Rizwana, an abused young housemaid, starts a new life after going through a painful period. The dark night of oppression on Rizwana ended. But still there are many Rizwana women who face daily violence while working in their homes, but no one listens to their cries….
Peshawar: A case has been registered against a senior police officer of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for harassing and torturing the woman. According to Express News, a case has been registered against the senior officer of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police SP Arif Khan for harassing a woman. Wife Muhammad Irshad had accused the police officer in the press…
