UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children’s...
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“Humiliating and degrading,” is how activist Zulaikha Patel describes some of the racist experiences she and fellow students of colour endured at Pretoria High...
Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree ‘controlled’ migration
Despite repeated calls for concrete international action to reduce the tragic death toll of migrants, dozens were killed in Mexico when a crowded truck overturned in Chiapas on Thursday night, the International Organization for...
In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be a...
More than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office,...
SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (IPS) – Camps made up of thousands of tents and shacks have mushroomed in Chile due to the failure of housing...
UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression
Greater protection is needed for civil society representatives who are increasingly being targeted in repressive and life-threatening environments, UN and regional human rights experts...
Great Mining Migration: Power-Hungry Bitcoin Leaves China
LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) – On 14 April this year, the price of a single Bitcoin reached a then all-time-high of around US$64,870. Just...
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to...
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