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Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo as they recounted harrowing testimony of victims of horrific sexual attacks whose bodies are treated as a “theatre of operation” by fighters acting with total impunity. Source UN News Read More

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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

September 5, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and “scourge on our collective humanity” which has resulted in damaging consequences for communities worldwide. Source UN News Read More

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The Republic of Korea and WHO discuss joint priorities, challenges and trends around global health

September 4, 2024 Global AuthorHealth News

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Republic of Korea have a long-standing partnership spanning over 75 years. As a result of their fruitful collaboration, there has been significant progress in health and development all around the world. The Republic of Korea has gone from being a donor-recipient country to a donor-country and is now a leader in global health… Read More

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World News in Brief: West Bank deaths, Venezuela rights violations, soaring debt worldwide

September 4, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children – the highest number of deaths in a single week since November last year, UN humanitarian wing OCHA said on Wednesday. Source UN News Read More

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New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

September 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The human rights situation in Nicaragua has “seriously deteriorated” over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents, according to a UN human rights office (OHCHR) report released on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

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Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

September 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election. Source UN News Read More

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Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

August 31, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the Viet Nam conflict, the civil rights leader likened the anti-war movement to the struggle for equality for Black people in the United States, declaring then what has today become a slogan in the country’s continuing battle against racism. Source… Read More

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UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent

August 31, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN Secretary-General has called for global action to “vanquish racism and discrimination” towards people of African descent, in his message marking the international day highlighting the diaspora. Source UN News Read More

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World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya

August 30, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, and in Pakistan, where 28 civilians lost their lives. Source UN News Read More

“Igbo men don’t know fashion” – Reactions as singer Flavour rocks a crop top and palazzos

August 27, 2024 Village ReporterAfrica Music, Nigerian Music

Nigerian singer Flavour is breaking fashion boundaries … events” dedukeosy wrote, “To a concert? You mean his Headline Arena … Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More

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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism

The Republic of Korea and WHO discuss joint priorities, challenges and trends around global health

World News in Brief: West Bank deaths, Venezuela rights violations, soaring debt worldwide

New UN report details Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights crisis

Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’

Stories from the UN Archive: 1960s roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

UN chief demands global action to end racism against people of African descent

World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya

“Igbo men don’t know fashion” – Reactions as singer Flavour rocks a crop top and palazzos