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New York: More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years on record, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday. more
Afghanistan: Civilians continue to pay the price of conflict, says Amnesty International

Kabul: In 2019, Afghan civilians continued to pay the price of the ongoing conflict as justice proved elusive for the victims, Amnesty International said as the human rights organization ...

Bangladesh: Freedoms remained under attack in 2019, says Amnesty International

Dhaka: Bangladesh had a mixed record on human rights in 2019, continuing to host nearly a million refugees and inch towards the progressive realization of economic and social rights while ...

Pakistan: Protests break out for release of Pashtun human rights activist Manzoor Pashteen

Peshawar/JEN: Human rights groups and Pashtuns took to streets in Pakistan and Afghanistan demanding the release of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chief and rights activist Manzoor Pasht ...

75 years after Auschwitz liberation, antisemitism still threatens ‘foundations of democratic societies’

New York: Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, independent UN rights experts said on Thursday that “urgent action” ...

Lebanon: UN rights office calls for de-escalation of protest violence

New York : What had been largely peaceful demonstrations against Lebanon’s Government in the capital Beirut grew increasingly violent over the weekend, sparking the concern of the U ...

Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, but it’s not inevitable: new UN report

New York : Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. But the rise is far ...

Minor Hindu girl from Sindh is latest in Pakistan to be kidnapped, converted and married to Muslim man

Islamabad: Amid reports of atrocities faced by the minority communities in the South Asian country, another Hindu girl has been allegedly kidnapped and then converted to Islam forcibly in ...

Civil war in Yemen made over 3 million people homeless: ICRC

New York: The International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday said over three million people, the majority of which are women and children, have been made homeless as a result of ongoi ...

Tackling femicide in Argentina: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

New York : Tackling violence against women is crucial to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In January, the United Nations launched a Decade of Action to support meeting ...