“The Bahamas needs long-term financial planning to address its climate vulnerability and economic dependence on tourism,” said Attiya Waris, the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, international financial obligations and human rights, in a statement at the end of a 10-day visit to the country. Financial aid challenges Ms. Waris noted that The Bahamas’ status as a…
File photo Amnesty International and human rights organizations wrote a joint letter to the G20 countries. In the letter, the G20 countries have been asked to raise their voices against the Indian government’s human rights violations in Kashmir. The letter states that it has been 4 years since India illegally revoked the special status of…
Dubai International Airport says that 4.16 million passengers arrived here in the first half of this year. The record of passenger arrivals in 2019 has been broken for the first time before the corona epidemic. The number of passengers at Dubai Airport increased by 100% during the first 6 months of 2023 compared to the…
A young mother sits on a low wooden stool above burning embers from a piece of bark placed in a small earthenware pot. A bright purple and white cloth covers her legs and keeps the smoke from escaping. This is part of a lower-body treatment process for mothers who have given birth as teenagers. She…
On 4 August, the Ethiopian Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in the region after, according to media reports, the regional leader said he was no longer able to contain a surge of violence between a local militia and the army over a disputed plan to absorb the regional security forces into the…
Photo courtesy: Geo News. Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tasadeq Hussain Jilani has been announced by the American Bar Association to give the International Human Rights Award. In this regard, the American Bar Association (ABA) says that Justice Tasadeq Hussain Jilani has been selected to give this award for his courageous decisions. Additionally, the American…
For millennia, civilisations have looked up to the sky pondering the origin and mysteries of the Moon. Ground-based observations enabled by the invention of the first telescopes opened a new chapter in understanding Earth’s celestial companion, and for humankind itself. ‘One small step’ Following the birth of space exploration nearly 70 years ago, the Moon…
Briefing the Security Council, Prosecutor Karim Khan, said that the mandate of his office, pursuant to resolution 1593 referring the situation in Darfur to the Court in 2005, was clear. “[Our mandate is] ongoing with respect to crimes within our jurisdiction, the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; and any individual who…
The UN chief expressed deep concern at the extreme vulnerability faced by the Haitian people – especially women and girls – because of brutally violent and “predatory” armed gangs, like those encircling the capital, blocking main roads and controlling access to water, food, health care. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the widespread sexual violence…
The chief of OHCHR’s Myanmar team, James Rodehaver, explained that since their February 2021 coup, the country’s military rulers have been instilling a “climate of fear” to subjugate the civilian population, restricting aid access and using “all means” at their disposal to clamp down on civil society. Brutal tactics He said the military’s tactics had…
