It also is calling for a prompt, impartial and effective investigation into allegations of torture and ill-treatment in detention, and to bring those responsible to account
Without community trust, you cannot control the Ebola outbreak, WHO says
The suffering of millions of Syrians is deepening as the country enters a second decade of conflict
World Health Organization says COVID-19 vaccine distribution in African countries is accelerating and hopeful signs are emerging that significant proportion of population will be covered by the end of the year
Conditions are dire, with many refugees sleeping in makeshift shelters or out in the open
Report says nearly 2.5 billion people will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050 if nothing is done to prevent or mitigate condition
Funding shortages have forced food ration cuts of up to 60% for more than three million refugees
More than 7,660 refugees have fled to Niger’s Maradi region this year
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says famine is bearing down on Yemen and 16 million people are expected to go hungry this year
People arbitrarily detained in Syria have been forcibly disappeared, subject to torture, sexual violence or death in detention
Cracks are emerging in the firewall that until now has protected some of the world’s powerful nations from being scrutinized by the UN Human Rights Council
World body’s refugee agency says $164 million needed for assistance and protection for nearly 1.5 million people
New laws adopted by country’s government seen undermining fundamental freedoms and leading to a further erosion of rule of law
Countries in all regions of the world are pursuing repressive, corrupt policies that inflict terrible suffering on their people, UN rights chief says
Violations reportedly widespread and being perpetrated at an alarming rate as country enters its seventh year of civil war
A UN report documents numerous and widespread violations against anti-government protesters in the run-up to presidential elections in Belarus and its aftermath
UN report says nothing has been done to ensure justice for thousands of victims of Sri Lanka’s 26 year-long civil war more than a decade after the armed conflict ended
UN human rights expert Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker is calling for urgent investigation into allegations that Eritrean forces have forcibly repatriated Eritrean refugees who were living in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province
Secretary of State Antony Blinken makes it clear Washington plans to fully re-engage in work of council and that US will seek membership for 2022-24 term
International Labor Organzation says digital labor platforms have increased five-fold worldwide in the last decade and are concentrated in the United States, India, Britain
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