by HRWF | Dec 4, 2023 | Human Rights in the World
Children in armed conflicts, the UN and the EU By Willy Fautré European Times (04.12.2023) – In 2022, a total of 2,496 children, some as young as 8-years-old, were verified by the United Nations as detained for their actual or alleged association with armed...
by HRWF | Aug 25, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
ARGENTINA: Human rights abuses against Buenos Aires Yoga School denounced at the United Nations At the 53th session of the UN Human Rights Council the UN ECOSOC-accredited NGO CAP-LC filed a written statement on the abusive activities of the anti-trafficking agency...
by HRWF | Jul 16, 2023 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban unmoved by UN call to lift bans on Afghan women & girls By Ayaz Gul VOA (22.06.2023) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rejected a fresh call Thursday from the United Nations to remove what it says are “punishing restrictions” on the impoverished...
by HRWF | Jul 13, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Volker Türk (born 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official. He has been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights since 17 October 2022. WORLD: UN States must redouble efforts against intolerance based on religion or belief Türk calls on...
by HRWF | Jul 13, 2023 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
WORLD: UN alerts on surge in acts of religious hatred Statement by Nazila Ghanea, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (53rd Session of the Human Rights Council) European Times (11.07.2023) – “Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of...
