Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Afghanistan: UN appalled at revival of public floggings, executions

adminFebruary 28, 2024September 18, 202404 mins

“We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week, said OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence in a statement. “Public executions are a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” he said. “Such executions are also arbitrary in nature and contrary to the right to life…

Banksy highlights cultural revival amid rubble strewn Kyiv suburb

adminOctober 21, 2023September 17, 2024010 mins

The artwork – a ballerina balancing precariously on the rubble – solidified the town’s reputation as a beacon of resilience. Despite Borodianka’s sudden fame, the efforts of its local artists musicians and librarians to revive their beloved hometown remain largely unknown outside Ukraine. Now, cultural activities, one supported by the UN’s International Organization for Migration…