Rights

Over 1.7 mln people join Sunday demonstration in Hong Kong: Organisers

Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) Over 1.7 million people have taken part in the anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong on Sunday, the rally’s organizers said. Earlier in the day, the opposition Civil Human Rights Front organized a mass demonstration in Victoria Park. Even though the police only sanctioned the rally in Victoria Park, the protesters, despite rainy weather, soon left the park to join an unauthorized march. more

Tens of thousands of protesters March in center of Hong Kong despite police ban

Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in the center of Hong Kong despite a police ban and rainy weather, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday ...

‘Quash’ convictions and release women jailed for protesting against wearing veils in Iran, urge UN rights experts

New York, Aug 17 (JEN): Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have drawn alarm and condemnation from six Unit ...

Gender equality, education and the environment at the forefront of new SDG Advocate campaigns

New York: Back in May, six innovative public figures joined the battle to push the world towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Each of the new official SDG Ad ...

UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’

New York: Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and par ...

Iran: Prisoner of conscience flogged 100 times for ‘drinking alcohol and insulting Islam’

New York: The flogging of Kurdish singer and prisoner of conscience Peyman Mirzazadeh 100 times demonstrates the shocking brutality of Iran’s justice system, said Amnesty Internatio ...

Saudi women allowed to travel without approval of male Guardian: Reports

Cairo (Sputnik/UNI) Saudi Arabia amended laws, allowing women to receive a passport for traveling abroad without an approval of a male guardian and to become a guardian for minors, local ...

Bangladesh hands list of 25,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Dhaka: Keeping in mind the repatriation process, Bangladesh on Monday handed over names of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar.

Hong Kong demonstration: Police fire tear gas shells at Yuen Long rally

Hong Kong City: The Hong Kong Police fired tear gas shells on thousands of pro-democracy protesters in northern district of Yuen Long who had gathered for an unauthorized demonstration in ...

Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul

New York, July 22 (JEN): The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge ...