The spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Liz Throssell, said that people left the Kharkiv region frontline and have been forced to stay in “cold, dark basements, with no electricity” due to aerial bombardments, drone and missile strikes, and artillery shelling. Displaced civilians Ms. Throssell reported that many homes and civilian infrastructure have…
The oil-rich nation has grappled with multiple challenges since the overthrow of President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The postponement of national elections, originally planned for December 2021, has further deepened the crisis. Last November, UN Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily invited leaders of Libya’s five key institutions – the Government of National Unity, the House of…
The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression,…
They must put aside self-interest, negotiate in good faith and reach an agreement on a unified government, while also ensuring national polls go ahead to avoid it from “sliding into disintegration”, Abdoulaye Bathily told ambassadors on the Security Council. “I call on their sense of moral duty to negotiate and reach a compromise to restore…
The UN chief also met with the head of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the highest investigative body in the UN system, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday at the regular Noon Briefing. This is to ensure that the investigation into allegations that several UNRWA personnel were involved in the 7 October…
Ms. Mohammadi has been arrested multiple times, the first arrest being in 2011 for her advocacy for incarcerated human rights activists and their families. In 2015, she was rearrested and sentenced to additional years. She is currently serving a lengthy jail sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for “spreading anti-State propaganda”, according to a news release…
Harman Sharif administration arranged for immediate drainage of water: Photo: Screen grab Mecca: Umrah pilgrims continued to circumambulate the Kaaba despite the torrential rain in Makkah. During the torrential rain in Makkah, faith-enhancing scenes are seen in Masjid al-Haram. Despite the torrential rain, the Umrah pilgrims continued to circumambulate and praise Allah. Due to the…
ECOWAS is scheduled to hold another meeting on the crisis on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria, according to media reports. This follows an extraordinary summit last week where the 15-member bloc issued a communiqué calling for the reinstatement of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum. Failing this, ECOWAS had threatened to “take all measures necessary to restore constitutional…
Information on the projects and the positive impact they are having on the lives of victims, and children born as a result of sexual exploitation, are contained within the fund’s fifth annual report released earlier this week, covering 2022. Contributions to the Trust Fund can be made by governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, private institutions,…
A woman who was busy taking pictures with her husband was swept away by a tidal wave at a tourist spot called Bandstand in the Indian city of Mumbai. According to local media reports, a 32-year-old woman named Jyoti Sonar’s family picnic turned tragic when she was swept away by a tidal wave. A heart-wrenching…
