UN Passes Long Awaited Report on Uyghur “Serious Human Rights Abuse”
In a historic report on alleged mistreatment in the province of Xinjiang, the UN charged China with “serious human rights abuses.” According to the report by outgoing UN human rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet, researchers looking into allegations of abuse against Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities have found “credible evidence” Continue Reading
Ukrainian Update – UN Atomic Advisers arrive at Zaporizhzhia Power Plant
UN inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency have arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after being delayed by conflicting reports of shelling around Europe’s biggest atomic facility. The 14-strong team of inspectors is being led personally by the director general. Russian’s ministry of defence claimed Ukrainian forces had Continue Reading
World Humanitarian Day
There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis. With record-high humanitarian needs around the world, this year’s World Humanitarian Day (WHD) builds on this metaphor of collective endeavour to grow global Continue Reading
Could a unified UN International Cybercrime Convention succeed?
Negotiations for a UN treaty to counter cybercrime began at the end of February. The treaty could reduce impunity for cybercriminals, improve international cooperation, and facilitate cross-border data exchange. The first Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or the Budapest Convention, which was held on 23rd Continue Reading
UN calls for Medical Facilities offered during the War in Ukraine
The number of civilians killed in Ukraine’s war continues to rise. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has counted 1,663 civilian deaths and injuries in the country, with 596 people killed and 1,067 injured (From 24 February to 12 March). The majority of civilian deaths were inflicted by Continue Reading
Displaced Chagos Islanders revisit their home
A group of original Chagos Archipelago Islanders returned for a short emotional visit and re-stake their claim to their home Island back to Mauritian territory. The Island has been in UK control since 1970 The Mauritius government sent a boat to the disputed Chagos islands, where the United Nations’ highest Continue Reading
