Geopolitics

Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

New York: Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move in search of safety, as the security situation remains volatile, after last week’s brutal attacks by armed groups in Palma district, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). more

Xinjiang is another Bangladesh waiting to happen, says activist Lily Harding

New York: Activist Lily Harding feels that Xinjiang region in China is likely to become another Bangladesh (read get liberation like Bangladesh got in 1971) as the people of the area drea ...

Pakistan: National Commission for Human Rights still non-functional even after a year lapse

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) is still not functioning even after a year since its first term ended.

Human rights must be maintained in beating back the COVID-19 pandemic, ‘without exception’ – UN experts

New York : Dozens of independent UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday that in addition to public health and emergency measures, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, must respect the fu ...

Indigenous peoples ‘lag behind on all social and economic indicators’: UN deputy human rights chief

New York, Progress that destroys traditional culture, language, land and human heritage “is not development, but willful destruction”, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Huma ...

Human rights experts denounce Trump’s attacks against media

New York: The United Nations expert on free expression has condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, warning that the US leader’s rhetoric is eroding p ...

UN human rights experts urge Egypt to release jailed poet who penned hit protest song

New York: Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of Egypt’s policies, prompting United Nations human rights experts on Thursday to ...

Iceland to take vacated US seat on Human Rights Council

New York: Iceland has for the first time been elected to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat vacated by the United States, which withdrew from the body last month, citing bias.

US quits UN Human Rights Council

Washington: In a major move, the United States has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

China wary of Indian role in restoring democracy in Maldives, draws flak for its veiled warning

Male/Beijing: While Maldives is roiled by a political crisis with the imposition of Emergency by President Yameen amid desperate requests of the island nation's opposition leaders for ...

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