High Commissioner Volker Türk said, from the capital Ouagadougou, that his local office had been “engaging intensely with the authorities, civil society actors, human rights defenders, UN partners and others on many of the multifaceted human rights challenges” the country faces following a coup in January 2022 that saw Captain Ibrahim Traoré assume power. Solidarity…
More than 70,000 people have fled their homes for southern districts since the start of the latest outbreak at the beginning of February, the agency said on Friday. In one district alone, Chiure, over 56,000 people have been affected while more than 33,000 have crossed into neighbouring Nampula province. The majority of the displaced are…
The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes a special section on how organized crime is driving death rates up in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report examines homicides related to criminal activities and interpersonal conflict, as well as “socio-politically motivated homicides” such as the deliberate killing…
Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in the outskirts of the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. They’ve forcibly recruited women and children especially, she warned. Girls have also reportedly been abducted from Khartoum to…
Global inequalities The world is becoming increasingly unequal, according to Mr. Silva. Immersed in a world of intersecting crises, including COVID-19, security, racism, intolerance, and stable access to food and clean water, more must be done to ensure that inequalities do not continue to grow. “The ten richest billionaires have more wealth than the poorest…
Germany says that by 2025, its military division will be the most well-armed and equipped division in NATO. Germany’s army chief, Alfons Mies, while talking to a foreign news agency, said that after the Russian attack on Ukraine, European countries are equipping their military forces with modern weapons. Currently, Germany does not have a single…
Photo courtesy: Newsdrum. Gunmen in South Africa opened fire on Wednesday, killing 6 people and injuring 4. According to the news agency from Cape Town, the shooting happened last night in the town of Ocean View, a few kilometers north of Cape Peninsula in the Eastern Cape province. The news agency says that 3 unknown…
Courtesy: Politico, file photo. CIA director William Burns has said that the attempted armed coup in Russia was a challenge to the Russian leadership. During the speech at the ceremony held in London, the capital of Great Britain, the head of the CIA further said that the armed rebellion in Russia is the effect of…
Beijing: China has expressed its support for Moscow in the wake of an armed coup by the Wagner Group, a private mercenary army in Russia. China’s foreign ministry said in a brief statement that the incident was an “internal matter for Russia” after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, moved his troops within…
In Russia, the head of the private military company Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was forced to retreat after an armed coup. Head Wagner Group said that the soldiers are sending their troops back to the barracks to avoid bloodshed. He further said that the military forces were ordered to return to save lives. Earlier, Belarus…
