Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a joint statement calling on the UK Government to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda. This arrangement seeks to shift responsibility for refugee protection, undermining international cooperation, Mr. Grandi added. “The new legislation marks…
The newly elected President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan took oath in Ankara. President Erdogan has been elected president for the third time in a row, the speaker of the Grand National Assembly took the oath to President Erdogan. President Erdoğan won the second phase of the presidential election on May 28 with 52.18 percent…
A minor mistake while driving in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh claimed the lives of 4 people, including a newlywed couple. According to local media reports, a car met with a horrific accident in Harda district in which a newly married couple and two family members were on board. On his way back from…
“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called for an end to the…
