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…
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that he believes that Pakistan has taken many steps to counter terrorism. During a press briefing in Washington, he said that Pakistan continued to take steps to ensure the ban on all terrorist groups. The spokesperson of the US Department of State said that these groups include…
Sudan, file photo In Sudan, warring groups stormed the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it condemns the sabotage and violent actions of armed groups against our embassy, ambassador and staff in Sudan. Bahrain’s foreign ministry said its embassy and ambassador’s residence were attacked, damaging the building….
Sudan’s warring factions have resumed ceasefire talks in Jeddah. According to Arab media from Jeddah, Sudanese warring groups have started indirect talks. Arab media further reported that clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have been ongoing since April 15. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
Russia says that the US is using illegal armed groups in Afghanistan to destabilize the region. In the future, the terrorist activities of these groups may spread to neighboring countries. Speaking at an event in Belarus, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigov said that Afghanistan is still a center of instability. He said that after the…
Marginalized groups are disproportionately affected by the blood-borne disease, which can cause serious liver damage and cancer when left untreated, according to Unitaid, a global health agency hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). The funding will support the integration of hepatitis C testing and treatment within harm reduction programmes in 10 countries and trial…
California: Instant messaging application WhatsApp is soon going to introduce a feature that will allow users to set the duration of their group chats. The end of will be able to determine According to the leaked information regarding the app, the date set for the end of the group will prompt group members to delete…
Citing humanitarian sources, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said more than 50,000 people displaced from the town of Rutshuru found safety in Kibirizi. Some 55,000 people from Masisisi territory fled to nearby villages, as well as to the regional capital, Goma, and towards Minova in neigbouring South Kivu province. Children on the run Peacekeepers from the…
The rights experts – who include the UN Working Group on Mercenaries – said that a “climate of terror and complete impunity” has surrounded Wagner’s activities in the northwest African country. Systematic killings “We are particularly worried by credible reports that over the course of several days in late March 2022, Malian armed forces accompanied…
