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Working Group on Egypt urges U.S. officials in a letter to condemn the escalating human rights violations

Working Group on Egypt urges U.S. officials in a letter to condemn the escalating human rights violations

According to the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, the Working Group on Egypt wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo, urging him to seriously look into the escalating human rights violations in Egypt.

International Labor Organization’s convention on child labor receives universal approval

International Labor Organization’s convention on child labor receives universal approval

On Tuesday, The International Labor Organization (ILO) expressed that this is the first time in history; all the 187 member states have endorsed a global convention. However, the execution of the agreement on the most

United Kingdom Makes Bold Move To Defend Human Rights Through Individual Sanctions

United Kingdom Makes Bold Move To Defend Human Rights Through Individual Sanctions

It is now the United Kingdom that is going all out to sanction those who have violated human rights for personal gains. This includes individuals and organizations who have committed crime against humanity, especially those

Mining Industry In Venezuela Is Death Bed For Children

Mining Industry In Venezuela Is Death Bed For Children

The mining industry might be booming in Venezuela but it is all at the expense of children that are being forced into child labour, confirms a report filed by the United Nations. Serious reports of

Ukrainians appeal President Zelensky to help curb Violence Against Women in the nation

Ukrainians appeal President Zelensky to help curb Violence Against Women in the nation

Ukraine has approved the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and has marked but not yet confirmed the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against

UN raises awareness about worsening plight of domestic workers amid coronavirus

UN raises awareness about worsening plight of domestic workers amid coronavirus

Domestic workers have been hit the hardest amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Even before the global outbreak of coronavirus, these workers had been surviving without adequate labor laws and fair wages but the pandemic onslaught

UN agencies call for Pacific states to cater to migrant workers’ basic needs

UN agencies call for Pacific states to cater to migrant workers’ basic needs

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged the Pacific States to cater to the basic needs of migrant workers, including basic healthcare and minimum income support to help

UN Secretary-General condemns assaults against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

UN Secretary-General condemns assaults against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has firmly denounced the assault on peacekeepers by the Return, Reclamation, and Rehabilitation (3R) rebel group, which killed one Rwandan peacekeeper and two others injured, the UN News reported. The @UN_CAR strongly

OCHCR chief says “protests in the US is exposing ‘endemic inequalities’ which has long been ignored”

OCHCR chief says “protests in the US is exposing ‘endemic inequalities’ which has long been ignored”

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet denounced the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. She expressed on Tuesday that the continuing protests

New Arms Embargo Resolution Is Hope For A Peaceful South Sudan

New Arms Embargo Resolution Is Hope For A Peaceful South Sudan

South Sudan has been the rock bed of civil unrest and thus, violation of human rights has been a part and parcel of the fabric lives. In a recent resolution passed by the U.N. Security