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Afghanistan: OHCHR alarm over arrests of activists speaking up for women and girls

Village Reporter
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life.  “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of others,” OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana’s slave castle

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has visited a slave castle in Ghana’s central region as part of her tour of the West African nation. She was joined by her husband, Doug Emhoff for the tour of the 17th-century slave fortress in Cape Coast. The Cape Coast castle is one of many fortresses built along the coasts of Africa to support… Read More
Africa Featured World 

The Silent Gameplay of the Chemicals Lurking in and around You

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What is the image that comes to your mind when you read the phrase “toxic substances?” The image of a thick cloud of industrial chemicals, or the poisoning of the sea and oceans from pesticides and other chemicals, right? As a matter of fact, a person will come across many toxic substances without even leaving their home. A chemical that… Read More
Africa Ghana Southern Africa West Africa World Zambia 

Kamala Harris stirs controversy over LGBTQ with Africa visit

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Visiting US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s comments on LGBTQ has ruffled feathers within Ghana’s legislature, with the Speaker describing it as “undemocratic”. Ghanaian lawmakers are currently discussing the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value Bill – which criminalises advocacy for gay rights. It also proposes jail terms for those that identify as LGBTQ. Harris had not directly… Read More
Pacific 

DPR Korea: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances

Village Reporter
A new report by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) details enforced disappearances and abductions dating back to 1950. Heart-breaking testimony from some 80 victims shows how the crimes have caused long-lasting trauma, said UN rights chief Türk, who added that “entire generations of families have lived with the grief of not knowing the fate of spouses, parents, children and siblings”.… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: End war so children can ‘regain their childhoods’

Village Reporter
Some 13 months of often brutal fighting and attacks on civilians since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine began, have left millions displaced, with key civilian infrastructure in need of urgent protection. Ensuring nuclear safety Touring the area around Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the… Read More
Pacific 

First Person: The Indonesian power ranger

Village Reporter
Known by her nickname, Ega was one of 15 women selected to participate in the UN Development Programme-supported Perempuan Inspiratif Mitra Polhut (Inspiring Women to Partner with Forest Rangers) initiative, which aims to protect the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park and provide opportunities to nearby communities. © Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park Authority/CIWT Project Indonesia Fadlun Arrayan Bonde (Ega) “I… Read More
Europe 

Human rights in Ukraine still ‘dire’ amid wide-ranging violations: OHCHR

Village Reporter
“The international armed conflict has led to a wide range of human rights violations affecting both civilians and combatants”, the executive summary states, adding that the Office has “verified numerous allegations of arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).” During the reporting period, a total of 5,987 civilian casualties were recorded, with 1,605 persons… Read More
Pacific 

Rights expert urges India to stop crackdown on Kashmir activists

Village Reporter
Her appeal follows the latest arrest of prominent rights defender Khurram Parvez, who has been in detention for more than a year on charges related to conspiracy and terrorism.   “Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the long-standing repression of Kashmiri civil society,” Ms. Lawlor said.  “The State must respect its human rights obligations and be held accountable where it violates… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

US threatens Uganda with possible sanctions over anti-gay law

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , , ,
The US White House has warned Uganda of possible sanctions if the newly passed anti-gay bill becomes effective. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed into law the stricter anti-gay bill which outlined harsher punishment for people who engage in same-sex activities. Penalties under the new legislation include a 10-year-jail term for anyone who engages in same-sex relationships or identifies as LGBTQ. There… Read More
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