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Colombia: ‘Terrible trend’ of rights defenders killed, harassed; UN calls for ‘significant effort’ to tackle impunity

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OHCHR described the dozens of deaths since the beginning of the year as a “terrible trend” that seems to be worsening. Spokesperson Rupert Colville told reporters in Geneva that the rights office in Colombia is “closely following up on the allegations” reported by civil society, State institutions and the national human rights institution, that in the first four months of… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Hundreds of wounded Gaza protesters risk limb amputation without immediate help, warns top UN official

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In an appeal for $20 million to help victims hurt during protests dubbed the Great March of Return – weekly rallies on Fridays by Gazans that began a year ago, leaving 29,000 people injured, many by live ammunition – Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), said that more resources were urgently required. “The health structures really… Read More
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Tuesday’s Daily Brief: prizewinning journalists freed in Myanmar, new tracking tool for suspected terrorists, and a global bid to stop snakebite deaths

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Release of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed by UN human rights office The release of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after reporting on the massacre of Rohingya Muslims has been welcomed by the UN human rights office, OHCHR , which has nonetheless said that Press freedom there remains “dire”. Reuters journalists Wa Lone, who is 33, and Kyaw… Read More
Human Rights 

Escalation in Syria fighting cause for ‘great concern’ says UN chief, dozens more civilians dead or injured

Village Reporter
The Secretary-General’s comments come amid reports of aerial attacks on population centres and civilian buildings within a demilitarized zone that has been guaranteed since last September by Russia and Turkey, in southern rural Idlib and northern rural Hama. In a statement, Mr. Guterres was said to be “alarmed” at news that hundreds of civilians had been killed and injured in… Read More

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FCT Night Clubs Raid: Africa Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

Nightclub Raid, Patriarchy and Moral Policing in Abuja

Leo Igwe
 By Leo IgweThe recent raid at a nightclub in Abuja raises so many questions regarding the law as well as the social and moral trends in the country. Some days ago, some officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) stormed a popular nightclub in Abuja called Caramelo and arrested female strippers. From available reports, they apprehended only female, not male dancers.… Read More
Police Raids Night Club, Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

Raiding Nightclubs: Next Level in Sharia Policing in Abuja?

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By Leo Igwe As I have earlier noted, raiding Caramelo nightclub was not about law enforcement. It was not a move to rectify an illegal use of a property or to combat noise pollution or traffic challenge in the city. The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) used these reasons to mask their more sinister motives, and to legitimize their illegal clamp… Read More
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