No safe harbour: lifting the lid on a misunderstood trafficking crime
The crime of harbouring, in which victims of human trafficking are accommodated or forced to stay in a specific location, is not universally understood...
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A 46-strong group of countries across the wider European region has agreed to establish a new legally binding mechanism that would protect environmental defenders,...
Israel has been urged to either release or charge five Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Grave concerns have been expressed for the...
The number of children and women abducted in Haiti until the end of August, has already surpassed last year’s total, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned this...
‘Big disappointment’ over lack of Syria constitution agreement
The process of drafting a new constitution for Syria has been “a big disappointment” UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen concluded on Friday. Following the...
For Girls, the Biggest Danger of Sexual Violence Lurks at Home
LIMA, Oct 22 (IPS) – “During the pandemic, sexual violence against girls has grown because they have been confined with their abusers. If the...
Conditions worsen for stranded migrants along Belarus-EU border
At least eight people have died along the border between Belarus and the European Union, where multiple groups of asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have been stranded for weeks in...
Libyan Government plan needed to end ‘dire situation’ of asylum seekers, refugees
The Libyan government must immediately address the dire situation of asylum-seekers and refugees, in a humane manner, consistent with international human rights law, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. Read the...
Big Brother is Watching You– as Electronic Surveillance Dominates Lives
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) – The British novelist George Orwell’s “1984” characterized a dystopian society where people were restricted from independent thought and...
Artist Asks Uncomfortable Questions at Paris Fair
PARIS, Oct 22 (IPS) – How does injustice make you feel? Do you see yourself as a perpetrator, or as a victim? Is there...
UN chief, Red Cross renew call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons 
Japan’s ‘2050 Weather Forecast’ highlights extreme heat in the future 
Colombia Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Earthquake 
Retired in Ukraine: One Cheese, Two Chickens and a Dozen Eggs