“We are worried that despite positive reforms undertaken by the Government of Zambia, the delays in sovereign debt restructuring compromise its ability to mobilise and maximise resources for the full realisation of human rights, as per its obligations under international human rights law,” the independent human rights experts said. Roadblocks to economic reform In August 2022, Zambia secured…
“There has been an ongoing and unchecked tragedy: the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes,” they said in a joint statement. “Israel’s transfer of its own population into the occupied territory confirms a deliberate intention to colonize the territory it occupies, a practice strictly prohibited by international humanitarian law,” they said. “It amounts to…
“We are deeply concerned at reports that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing and are at high risk of being trafficked within the UK,” the three experts, or Special Rapporteurs, said in a statement. Local authority responsibility They said that instead of being housed in hotels, children should be placed in the care of…
The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report examines five “waves of disappearance” in Iraq, including enforced disappearance. It covers the period starting with the Ba’ath era from 1968-2003 – characterized by the authoritarian rule of Saddam Hussein – through to…
“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a statement issued under the Committee’s early warning and urgent action procedure. The mechanism aims at considering situations that may escalate into conflicts with a view to taking preventive actions to avoid full-scale violations…
“We extend our heartfelt support and solidarity to the hundreds of thousands affected by Freddy, the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded in the southern hemisphere,” the UN-appointed human rights experts said in a statement. “The cyclone has had a devastating toll on people across 14 districts – nearly half the country – causing loss of lives,…
Children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, together with Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of human rights while countering terrorism, in a joint statement. “It is now time to bring them home,” they said. “Many children are…
Psychologists say that parents should not allow children under the age of 6 to use or play with phones, tablets and computer screens. He said that young children who are restricted to smartphones, tablets or computer screens are irritable, and their ability to concentrate on a task or object is reduced, and their memory capacity…
“The imposition of the death penalty based on such legislation is per se an arbitrary killing and a breach of article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),” the experts said, noting that Ugandan politicians had been made aware of this on previous occasions in recent years. The harsh anti-LGBT laws approved by a majority…
First diabetes clinic established in Nazimabad under Health Promotion Foundation. Photo: File Karachi: The Health Promotion Foundation has started a project to build 3,000 clinics across the country to treat 3.3 million people with diabetes. The first clinic was established in Nazimabad, the inauguration ceremony of the project was held in which the chief guest…
