More than 170 people were killed and over 200 more injured, many with grievous burns and in a critical condition, in an explosion at a crowded fuel depot along the route taken by those entering Armenia last Monday. ‘Heart-breaking’ scenes WHO Special Envoy Robb Butler, who visited a burns treatment centre in the Armenian capital,…
The Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry reiterated his call for an international force in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Friday 22 September. “In the name of the women and girls raped every day, the thousands of families driven from their homes, the children and young people of Haiti, who have been denied the…
—File photo On the issue of giving special injections to save the sight of diabetic patients, the victims say that the sight went away after one injection. The people affected by the relevant injection while talking to ‘Jeo News’ said that the pain in the eye started after the injection. The victims said that the…
Punjab Caretaker Provincial Minister for Primary and Health Care Dr Jamal Nasir—file photo Punjab’s caretaker provincial minister for primary and health care, Dr. Jamal Nasir, says that those whose vision has been affected by the injection will be treated free of charge. Dr. Jamal Nasir speaking in the morning show of Geo News, Geo Pakistan,…
The CMC 2023 report indicates that 1,172 people were killed or injured in 2022, which is the highest number since regular reporting started in 2010. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Human Rights Arms Advocacy Director Mary Wareham, emphasised that 95 per cent of casualties reported were civilians. “It is unconscionable that civilians are still dying…
Speaking in Kyiv, Commission Chair Erik Møse pointed to continuing patterns of violations by Russian armed forces, including wilful killings, unlawful confinement, torture, rape, and illegal deportations, many of which qualify as war crimes. According to the Commission, the Ukrainian legal system faced “immense challenges” to provide accountability and justice to the victims and ensure…
“We’re urgently appealing for all States to refrain from forcibly returning any individuals originating from the regions in Burkina Faso where there is an ongoing crisis,” said Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR Director of International Protection. Speaking in Geneva, Ms. Tan highlighted “killings, forced disappearances, torture and kidnappings”, while in several instances, civilians had been targeted and…
Information on the projects and the positive impact they are having on the lives of victims, and children born as a result of sexual exploitation, are contained within the fund’s fifth annual report released earlier this week, covering 2022. Contributions to the Trust Fund can be made by governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, private institutions,…
Photos courtesy of Twitter Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan, the leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has apologized for his party’s leader urinating on a man belonging to a religious minority. Bharatiya Janata Party member, Shivraj Singh Chouhan took to micro-blogging website Twitter in a few tweets in which he can be seen…
A 61-year-old German anesthetist doctor’s carelessness caused hepatitis C germs to spread to many patients. According to the report, a 61-year-old German anesthetist was suspended for two years for causing harm to patients by negligently transmitting hepatitis C to patients. The report stated that between February 2017 and April 2018, the German doctor administered anesthetic…
