The experts offered several recommendations after observing a range of concerns, from poor detention conditions to allegations of corruption, on the heels of the first visit of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) to South Africa, from 26 February to 9 March. “This must…
In India, there is a lot of conflict between Hindi and other regional languages, especially the languages of South India. A similar clash took place in South India, the video of which went viral. A practical and latest demonstration of this was seen yesterday when an auto driver and a woman exchanged harsh sentences over…
File photo A South Korean minister is under fire for calling plans to extend the working week for working mothers helpful. According to foreign media, the South Korean government proposed to increase the working week from 52 to 69 hours. The proposal was supported by Minister of Labor Lee Jung. According to foreign media, a…
“It is hard to imagine peace while State actors continue to be involved in gross human rights violations,” said Commission member Barney Afako, presenting the latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “A true demonstration of the Government’s stated commitments to peace and human rights would involve dismissing the responsible officials and initiating…
“We see 2023 as a ‘make or break’ year and as a test for all parties on the peace agreement,”said Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Briefing the Council on the UN Secretary-General’s latest report on South Sudan, he offered a priority action…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has suspended its membership while announcing the gray list of South Africa and Nigeria. In a statement issued by the International Financial Monitoring Task Force (FETIF), it said that its membership has been suspended due to unacceptable actions by Russia. A foreign news agency According to the report The…
Japan will also conduct aerial exercises with the United States, Photo: File Seoul: Advanced fighter bombers took part in joint military exercises between the US and South Korea near the border of North Korea. According to the World News Agency, South Korea’s F-35A and F-15K, while the US F-16 fighter and B-1B bombers participated in…
North Korea Tests Ballistic Missile South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a long-range ballistic missile into the sea from its east coast. Japan has also reported North Korea’s missile test. North Korea yesterday warned of a strong response to the annual US-South Korean military exercises in the near future. This is North Korea’s…
“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in Juba and Upper Nile state,…
South Korea tracked a North Korean balloon into its airspace, but it poses no threat. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the balloon briefly entered our airspace. A few hours later, the balloon left South Korean airspace. Officials say it was a weather balloon, not a spy balloon. It should be remembered that on December 26,…
