human_rights Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/human_rights/ Independent Online News Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://nepsnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-13.03.36-1-32x32.jpeg human_rights Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/human_rights/ 32 32 Myanmar: Unbearable levels of suffering and cruelty https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/03/myanmar-unbearable-levels-of-suffering-and-cruelty/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/03/myanmar-unbearable-levels-of-suffering-and-cruelty/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 13:47:24 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4139

The crisis in Myanmar is a “never-ending nightmare” for the country’s people happening far away from the international spotlight, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Friday. 

In a scheduled update to the UN’s top rights forum, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights explained that the humanitarian emergency there linked to the 2021 coup had worsened in recent months.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/03/myanmar-unbearable-levels-of-suffering-and-cruelty/feed/ 0 Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns https://nepsnews.in/2024/01/13/human-rights-in-decline-globally-as-leaders-fail-to-uphold-laws-report-warns/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/01/13/human-rights-in-decline-globally-as-leaders-fail-to-uphold-laws-report-warns/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2024 05:18:40 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=3805

Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises

Annie Kelly

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Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/01/13/human-rights-in-decline-globally-as-leaders-fail-to-uphold-laws-report-warns/feed/ 0 Nobel Prize for Narges Mohammadi highlights ‘courage and determination’ of Iranian women https://nepsnews.in/2023/10/07/nobel-prize-for-narges-mohammadi-highlights-courage-and-determination-of-iranian-women/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/10/07/nobel-prize-for-narges-mohammadi-highlights-courage-and-determination-of-iranian-women/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:20:30 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=3315 The Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi underscores the “courage and determination” of the women of Iran, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

“I think what is absolutely clear is that the women of Iran have been a source of inspiration for the world.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/10/07/nobel-prize-for-narges-mohammadi-highlights-courage-and-determination-of-iranian-women/feed/ 0 Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’ https://nepsnews.in/2023/09/26/human-rights-in-russia-significant-deterioration/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/09/26/human-rights-in-russia-significant-deterioration/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:24:52 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=3262 The human rights situation within Russia has significantly deteriorated since the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to a UN-appointed expert on Thursday.

The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Russia, Mariana Katzarova, sounded the alarm on what she says is a pattern of suppression of civil and political rights there.… Read the rest

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A string of Russian attacks on port and grain facilities in Ukraine which began over a month ago, have intensified in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN’s top humanitarian official there.

“There has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine,” said Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, in a statement on Wednesday.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/09/14/un-humanitarian-chief-in-ukraine-condemns-brutal-and-relentless-pattern-of-port-attacks/feed/ 0 Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/14/sudan-un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-after-87-bodies-found-in-mass-grave/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/14/sudan-un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-after-87-bodies-found-in-mass-grave/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:31:42 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=2873 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a swift investigation into the killing of 87 civilians in Sudan following the discovery of a mass grave in West Darfur. 

The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, citing credible information.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/14/sudan-un-rights-chief-calls-for-probe-after-87-bodies-found-in-mass-grave/feed/ 0 Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/13/hunger-afflicts-one-in-ten-globally-un-report-finds/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/13/hunger-afflicts-one-in-ten-globally-un-report-finds/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:10:59 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=2826 As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by five United Nations agencies on Wednesday.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World revealed that between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million, representing an increase of 122 million people compared to 2019.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/13/hunger-afflicts-one-in-ten-globally-un-report-finds/feed/ 0 ‘Terrible mistake’: human rights groups decry sending cluster bombs to Ukraine https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/08/terrible-mistake-human-rights-groups-decry-sending-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/08/terrible-mistake-human-rights-groups-decry-sending-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine/#respond Sat, 08 Jul 2023 05:13:58 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=2771

Joe Biden faces backlash from organizations and from within his own party for greenlighting transfer of the weapons

David Smith Washington bureau chief and Luke Harding in Kyiv

Joe Biden has been condemned by human rights groups after he approved sending widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine, with one fellow Democrat branding the decision “unnecessary and a terrible mistake”.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/08/terrible-mistake-human-rights-groups-decry-sending-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine/feed/ 0 New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/06/new-un-policy-paper-launched-to-counter-and-address-online-hate/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/06/new-un-policy-paper-launched-to-counter-and-address-online-hate/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:34:45 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=2724

The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy paper on Wednesday aimed at countering and addressing hate speech online. 

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2023/07/06/new-un-policy-paper-launched-to-counter-and-address-online-hate/feed/ 0 Urgent action needed to protect ‘dying’ Kenyan domestic workers in Gulf, say rights groups https://nepsnews.in/2023/06/29/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-dying-kenyan-domestic-workers-in-gulf-say-rights-groups/ https://nepsnews.in/2023/06/29/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-dying-kenyan-domestic-workers-in-gulf-say-rights-groups/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:25:00 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=2563

Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights

Caroline Kimeu

Rights groups have expressed concern that not enough has been done to address the alleged mistreatment of domestic workers in Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, after the Kenyan government moved to secure work opportunities abroad for its citizens.

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