As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria’s Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the Islamic State group, the UN rights chief warned Wednesday. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein voiced grave concern for the fate of civilians caught up in the anti-IS offensive in Raqa. … Read more
Tens of thousands of children in central Democratic Republic of Congo can’t go to school because of the violence between militia fighters and security forces, and attacks against civilians, the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) said Friday. Hundreds of people have been killed and more than a million displaced in Congo’s Greater Kasai region since … Read more
The United Nations’ top human rights official has hailed Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an ‘inspiration’ for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting. U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said FIFA needed to pay greater attention to the persistent … Read more
Sulley Muntari left the pitch in protest after being booked for complaining about racism The United Nations’ top human rights official hailed Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an ‘inspiration’ on Monday for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting. U. N. High Commissioner for … Read more
The United Nations’ top human rights official hailed Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an ‘inspiration’ for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting. U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said FIFA needed to pay greater attention to the persistent problem … Read more
The United Nations’ top human rights official hailed Pescara’s Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an ‘inspiration’ on Monday for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting. U. N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said FIFA needed to pay greater attention to the … Read more
A suicide bomb attack in a Damascus court has left at least 31 people dead and 45 others wounded. Another suicide explosion then struck a restaurant in the Syrian capital, killing several people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings, the second wave of deadly attacks in the capital in less than … Read more
Russian-led peace efforts for Syria foundered Wednesday as a third round of talks ended with no progress after rebels refused to show up to a meeting in Kazakhstan. Regime supporters Russia and Iran along with rebel-backer Turkey have been pushing negotiations in Astana since January after gains on the ground by Damascus turned the tables … Read more
Two suicide bombings hit Damascus Wednesday including an attack at a central courthouse that killed at least 32 people, as Syria’s war entered its seventh year with the regime now claiming the upper hand. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts, the second wave of deadly attacks in the capital in less … Read more
A trial of dozens of aides to ousted Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi is failing to uphold international rights norms in its treatment of defendants, a United Nations report said Tuesday. Libya has been riven by violence and lawlessness since Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed revolt in 2011, and his son Seif al-Islam … Read more
U. N. human rights experts said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority states contravenes international law and could lead to people denied asylum being sent home to face torture. Trump’s executive order curbing immigration has aroused an international outcry, even among U.S. allies, and sown chaos and bewilderment … Read more
Myanmar’s treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority threatens to undermine the region’s security and stability, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister said Monday at a rare international meeting to tackle the crisis. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Yangon, Myanmar following multiple reports from NGOs that the army has burnt down Rohingya villages and attacked … Read more