Speaking in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the parties to the conflict to “create the political space for a path out of this horror”. Mr. Türk condemned the widespread targeting of civilians in the past five weeks of hostilities and urged accountability for gross rights violations. He stressed that attacks directed at…
Edinburgh: Experts have claimed that scary movies can be beneficial for health. According to a study, Hollywood movies like “The Exorcist” or “The Nun” and other scary movies cause the release of chemicals in the brain that are known to reduce depression. According to Dr. Kirsten Knowles, a neuropsychologist at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh,…
Speaking one year on from the unprecedented disaster, Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, noted new challenges for about four million children living without safe water in flood-affected areas. “Vulnerable children living in flood-affected areas have endured a horrific year. They lost their loved ones, homes and schools. As the monsoon rains return, the fear…
Latest news reports said the bodies of at least 79 men, women and children had been recovered, with hundreds more potentially dead or missing. The UN migration agency (IOM) estimated that at least 400 had been on board, adding that 104 survivors had been brought to shore by the middle of the day, local time….
The Israeli bombardment killed a 4-year-old Palestinian child who suffered from panic. According to foreign media reports, a 4-year-old child, Tamim Daoud, a resident of al-Rimal area of Gaza, lost his life when Israel bombed Palestine late at night. The eyes of Tamim Dawood and his family were opened by the sounds of late night…
