Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has rejected an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and said it will continue to attack Gaza. According to international media reports, the Israeli authorities have blamed the Palestinian Mujahideen and said that this is all their fault, and it is their responsibility to stop attacking Israel. Israeli National Security Adviser Zaki Hanegbi has…
In the month of April alone, more than 600 people were killed in violence in the country’s capital, according to information gathered by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). This follows the killing of at least 846 people in the first three months of 2023. BINUH said that overall, the number of victims of…
The United Nations World Food Program will stop financial and food aid to the Palestinians from next month due to severe funding shortages. The WFP (World Food Organization) decision will affect 60 percent of the needy Palestinian families in Gaza and the West Bank. Speaking to a foreign news agency, the country director of the…
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) sounded the alarm after 36,000 people of Haitian origin were deported during the first three months of the year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Some 90 per cent were deported from the Dominican Republic. Violations and abuses against Haitians The…
The world’s oldest newspaper has announced to stop publication. Austrian newspapers according to Arab media Wiener Zeitung had started publication in 1703 under government patronage. The newspaper, which has been published for three centuries, announced the official closure of the institution in Thursday’s edition. According to Arab media, the year of publication 1703 and the…
“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a statement issued under the Committee’s early warning and urgent action procedure. The mechanism aims at considering situations that may escalate into conflicts with a view to taking preventive actions to avoid full-scale violations…
Her appeal follows the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been in detention for more than a year on charges related to conspiracy and terrorism. “Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the long-standing repression of Kashmiri civil society,” Ms. Lawlor said. “The State must respect its human rights obligations and be…
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to the country on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating toll on communities alongside the need for action. “The violence must stop,” she said, encouraging authorities to redouble their efforts to counter rising hatred and…
According to humanitarian workers, at least six people were killed on Tuesday after Russian missiles struck a busy street in the city of Kherson. Most of the victims were standing at a bus stop, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York that day. Identities and shelters targeted The UN-appointed independent rights experts…
“The large-scale humanitarian and protection crisis shows no sign of abating,” said Matthias Schmale, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria. “An estimated 2.4 million people are in acute need – impacted by conflict, disaster and disease – and require urgent support.” Warnings of catastrophe The “ticking time bomb” of child malnutrition is escalating…
