Demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial reform plan for the tenth week

Demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s judicial reform plan for the tenth week

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets for the tenth straight week of protests against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans. According to organizers, about 240,000 protesters demonstrated in front of the Israeli president’s house in Tel Aviv, while occupied Jerusalem. Protesters say that Netanyahu’s judicial reforms will…

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Fire at Rohingya refugee camp, Cox's Bazar, was sabotage, Bangladeshi officials

Fire at Rohingya refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, was sabotage, Bangladeshi officials

Bangladeshi investigators say last week’s fire at Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, was a deliberate act of sabotage. A fire in Bangladesh on March 5 displaced 15,000 Rohingya refugees, fortunately there were no casualties. A seven-member panel set up to investigate the fire incident in Bangladesh says militant groups set the fires to take…

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Jordanian citizen sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking

Jordanian citizen sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking

A Jordanian citizen was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. The convict’s family says he was tortured into confessing to drug charges. Amnesty International called the execution of the Jordanian citizen extremely unfair. In late 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Office also appealed for his release. According to British media, the person sentenced to…

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UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities

UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities

In his latest report to the Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, outlined how more inclusive policy approaches and innovative private sector involvement can spur progress. “States and societies at large must move away from systems that were historically built to provide a material safety net and…

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