Rights violations ripple across war-torn Sudan

World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo

This is being compounded by an increase in child and forced marriage, and the recruitment of boys by combatants in the continuing war between rival generals that erupted nearly a year ago. All this is happening against the backdrop of the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the country that has caused an unprecedented mass displacement of over…

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Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages

Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages

Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, called for the immediate, safe, and unconditional release of all those who remain in captivity. Ms. Patten met this week with the mother of one of the young women taken hostage who expressed the pain, despair and helplessness that families are facing as they…

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First Person: UNICEF chief in Gaza bears witness to grave violations against children

First Person: UNICEF chief in Gaza bears witness to grave violations against children

Catherine Russell visited Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the south of the besieged enclave on Wednesday. “Today I visited the Gaza Strip to meet with children, their families and UNICEF staff. What I saw and heard was devastating. They have endured repeated bombardment, loss and displacement. Inside the Strip, there is nowhere safe for Gaza’s one million children to turn.  The parties to…

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315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

The UN-verified figures were reported by the agency as States, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway, for the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict. The 315,000 incidents were recorded in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. They include more than 120,000 children killed or maimed;…

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Trials in military courts of May 9 incidents would be grave violation of human rights, UN

Trials in military courts of May 9 incidents would be grave violation of human rights, UN

New York: The head of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Organization, Volker Turk, on May 9 condemned the decision of the government of Pakistan to prosecute civilians involved in vandalism under the Army Act, calling it a serious violation of human rights. Is. United Nations Human Rights Head “Pakistan’s plan to restore military courts…

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A woman who left a hateful letter on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin's parents has been sentenced

A woman who left a hateful letter on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s parents has been sentenced

Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A woman who left a hateful letter on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s parents has been sentenced. A Russian court has sentenced a St. Petersburg woman to two years in prison for leaving a letter on the grave of President Putin’s parents that said they had ‘raised a…

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