Presenting her annual report, Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, noted that weapons continue to flow into the hands of perpetrators while most victims remain emptyhanded when it comes to reparations and redress. “The essential, existential task we face is to silence the guns and amplify the voices of women…
Suffering is growing too and is likely to get worse, Justin Brady, head of the UN humanitarian relief office, OCHA, in Sudan, warned UN News. “Without more resources, not only will we not be able to stop a famine, we’re not going to be help able to help basically anybody,” he said. “Most of the…
—–File photo Sri Lankan cricketer Danishka Guna Thilaka acquitted of rape charges. According to Australian media, the rape case against Danishka Guna Thilaka was heard in Sydney court. The court acquitted the cricketer in the remaining charge of the rape case. According to media reports, Sri Lankan cricketer Danishka Guna Thilaka was found not guilty…
Members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that they have documented attacks with explosive weapons on residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and medical institutions, as well as torture and sexual and gender-based violence. Rape allegations Commission Chair Erik Møse provided harrowing details on the findings to the…
The boy and girl ran away and got married in 2022, Photo: File New Delhi: Parents in India brutally murdered their 19-year-old pregnant daughter because she refused to testify in an adultery case against her lover. According to Indian media, the parents of a young girl in the state of Uttar Pradesh filed a case…
Sudan’s military leadership plunged into protracted conflict for control of Sudan with former partner turned rival, the Rapid Support Forces, four months ago, leaving thousands dead, and millions forcibly displaced, the group of more than 30 rights experts said. Around 700,000 refugees and asylum seekers have been forced to flee across Sudan’s many borders into…
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called for the authorities to provide full reparation and an official apology to the survivors, who have suffered decades of physical, psychological and other consequences. ‘Symbolic’ victory “This is a symbolic moment of victory for these victims who were previously silenced, ignored, written off and…
