US Secretary of State Antony Blanken went for a rickshaw ride in New Delhi. He is present in New Delhi to attend the meeting of foreign ministers of the Quad countries. Antony Blanken shared photos on Twitter today and thanked the staff of US consulates in several cities including Mumbai and Hyderabad. He said that…
A rickshaw driver hit a motorcycle in 2010; Photo: File Nashik: An Indian court, a magistrate court in the state of Maharashtra, surprised everyone by dealing with a routine case in a unique way. According to Indian media, in 2010, a rickshaw hit a motorcycle, causing the rider to fall and sustain injuries. Instead of…
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will soon inaugurate Israel’s permanent embassy in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan. The Israeli embassy to be established in the capital Ashgabat will be just 12 miles from the border with Iran. The Muslim-majority country of Turkmenistan established diplomatic relations with Israel only after its independence in 1991. A…
“Continuous” violence, including the killing, arbitrary arrest, torture and enforced disappearance of opponents in Myanmar between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, have left the country’s people desperate for outside help, OHCHR’s James Rodehaver said, unveiling the Office’s latest report on the crisis. “Despite all the challenges that they face, so far there has…
“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called for an end to the…
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit firearms and drug trafficking, this…
In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as diverse as it is in many countries today. The findings are based on data from the 47 countries that held elections last year. These polls saw women take an…
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, tens of thousands of people have been killed and maimed on Ukrainian soil, many Ukrainian cities have been reduced to rubble, and their inhabitants forced to flee; UN investigations have found evidence of war crimes. Throughout the year, UN staff have continued to provide humanitarian…
During an update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN rights chief highlighted the death on Tuesday of a 17-year-old demonstrator, shot dead by a police officer in the Sharq Alnil area of Khartoum, “one of 125 people to die since protests began over 16 months ago, one in five of whom have…
“I urge decision-makers and people on all sides to give effect to the recommendations of our reports and to step back from the precipice to which increasing extremism and violence have led,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), after presenting the Council with his latest annual report on the situation….
