“I am deeply troubled by the violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, arrests, detentions, police violence, surveillance and disciplinary measures and sanctions against members of the educational community exercising their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression,” UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed said, in a statement at the end of…
Koketso Mukubani now works as a Community Linkage Officer for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime-supported South African Network of People who use Drugs. The UNODC staffer spoke to UN News ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July about receiving his diagnosis during a needle exchange outreach programmme, in which people who use drugs…
Only a quarter of low-income countries cover childhood cancer medicines in through public benefits, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said at his weekly press briefing in Geneva. Survival rate slashed “This subjects children and families to significant suffering and financial hardship, or puts them at risk of receiving substandard…
“I first started taking drugs when I was 15,” says 49-year-old Prapat Sukkeaw. “I smoked marijuana, but it was laced with heroin. I felt like I was floating, and it meant that I could forget about all the problems that I faced as a teenager. It was a beautiful feeling.” Prapat Sukkeaw is one of…
Photo: Humanity International Media In India, a man who sold blood to treat his disabled daughter committed suicide after being fed up with poverty. According to Indian media reports, Pramod, a resident of the state of Madhya Pradesh, was fed up with the severe financial crisis and embraced death. According to Pramod’s family, 5 years…
The doctor applied the hot rod 51 times to the girl, Photo: Twitter Madhya Pradesh: In India, a newborn girl suffering from pneumonia died after being exposed to a hot rod. According to Indian media, a 3-month-old girl in Madhya Pradesh was brought to the hospital in critical condition. The girl was suffering from pneumonia…
