The 45-year-old Palestinian died in his prison cell on Tuesday morning following a nearly three-month hunger strike. He had been protesting Israel’s widespread policy of arbitrarily detaining Palestinians in “abhorrent conditions” and in violation of fair trial guarantees. The call for greater accountability came from the independent expert, or Special Rapporteur, on the situation of…
New Delhi: Indian women wrestlers have demanded the arrest of the President of Wrestling Federation and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh against sexual harassment. According to international media reports, Indian wrestling women players are protesting against Wrestling Federation Chief and Member of Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in New Delhi. Renowned Indian wrestler Vinesh…
Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…
