Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Wednesday. At least 170,000 children are now displaced – double the number from last year – amid a surge in gang-led killings and kidnappings, sexual violence and a severe food crisis. “In Haiti, children and families are…
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 members of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) issued the appeal after concluding their first visit to the State of Palestine, conducted from 10 to 21 September. Daniel Fink, who headed the delegation, said they received full cooperation from the Palestinian Authority to visit locations in the West Bank, “but we regret that, despite all…
A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de facto authorities were responsible for 218 extrajudicial killings, 14 enforced disappearances, over 144 instances of torture and ill treatment, and 424 arbitrary arrests and detentions. ‘Betrayal of trust’ UN human…
In India, an eighth grade student died during treatment after two teachers brutally tortured a student who did not do his homework. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, July 12, in Premnagar, India. The child was admitted to the hospital after being assaulted by two school teachers, where the student succumbed to his injuries…
Israel must ensure the protection of the civilian population in the West Bank; United Nations (Photo: File) New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned Israel that the use of force and increased violence against Palestinians will not reduce its problems. According to the World News Agency, the Israeli army expressed concern over the martyrdom…
The female journalist was a vocal critic of extrajudicial killings and executions in Chechnya; Photo: File Moscow: A Russian female journalist who spoke out against extrajudicial killings in Chechnya was tortured, breaking her fingers and being hospitalized. According to the World News Agency, Elenia Malashina, a Russian journalist and human rights activist working for the…
Today, more than 100 armed conflicts are raging worldwide, devastating communities, winding back development, and leading to grave violations of human rights. Ranging from severe beatings to sexual humiliation and rape, torture is widely used as a means of war. And often, torture involves the use of tools or instruments, mock executions, and forcing victims…
Those who killed innocent animals were caught, the American authorities launched an operation against those who tortured monkeys in various ways. A year-long investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation uncovered a global racket stretching from Indonesia to the US, which broadcast the torture of monkeys live on social media. The racket began by creating and…
In Bulandshahr district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, two persons were arrested for torturing a Muslim laborer by tying him to a tree for alleged theft. In this regard, Shakeel, the father of a Muslim laborer named Sahil, who was tortured, said that his son was not only tortured on a false charge,…
