Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women, as a violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. “It also violates Afghanistan’s obligations under international human rights law, and infringes on the principle of non-discrimination, which is a core tenet…

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Guatemala: Türk alarmed by reprisals against anti-corruption officials

Guatemala: Türk alarmed by reprisals against anti-corruption officials

Mr. Türk’s warning comes amid the reported harassment and prosecution of justice officials involved with the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity (CICIG), including, most recently, former Commissioner Francisco Dall’Anese. The UN rights chief called on the Guatemalan authorities “to ensure judges and lawyers can function freely and without fear of reprisals”. An independent judiciary is “vital” for a democratic society,…

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White House officials barred the Israeli prime minister from visiting the US

White House officials barred the Israeli prime minister from visiting the US

White House officials barred Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from visiting the United States. According to the Arab media, the echo of the protests against the judicial reforms in Israel reached the American House of Power. White House officials sent an important message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. White House officials say the White…

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Indecent videos were played on the screen of the railway station, officials worried

Indecent videos were played on the screen of the railway station, officials worried

Officials at the railway station in Patna, Bihar, India, were alarmed when an obscene video was played on the screens installed on the platform. According to Indian media reports, the people present at the station recorded this negligence of the authorities. According to media reports, the screens on the platform showed an obscene video instead…

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The Russian government banned government officials from using iPhones

The Russian government banned government officials from using iPhones

The Russian government has ordered government officials not to use iPhones. According to the report of the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the government says that the intelligence agencies of the western countries can control the iPhone. In a seminar organized by the Kremlin for national politicians, the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, Sergei Krenko,…

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Instructing Taliban officials to dismiss sons from government jobs

Instructing Taliban officials to dismiss sons from government jobs

—File photo Taliban officials have been instructed to fire all their relatives, including their sons, in government positions. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has directed the Taliban officials in one of his orders to fire all his relatives including his sons in government positions. The Taliban leader has directed that Taliban officials replace their sons or…

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