Human Rights
UN living up to the values that powered its birth 76 years ago, says Guterres
The United Nations has called on its members to come together to tackle the great challenges confronting humanity, among them the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the world, as it...
Read moreDetailsFears grow of humanitarian disaster in Tigray as Ethiopia cracks down on aid workers
The spectre of famine and starvation now looms even larger in Tigray in the wake of the Ethiopian government’s expulsion of seven individuals working for United Nations humanitarian agencies last...
Read moreDetailsLet’s choose peace over conflict, UN’s Guterres tells the world
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a global ceasefire and asked the world to halt all hostilities for 24 hours to commemorate the International Day of Peace....
Read moreDetailsSupport human rights monitoring in Sudan, HRC urged
The United Nations Human Rights Council has been asked to adopt a resolution to extend its support for human rights reform and monitoring in Sudan during its 48th regular session,...
Read moreDetailsCSOs raise the alarm on mounting constriction of civic space in eastern Africa
Human rights defenders and civil society groups have expressed concern at increasing government restrictions on civic space in eastern Africa, especially during election seasons. Several speakers at the launching of...
Read moreDetailsPressure mounts on Human Rights Council to act on atrocities in Tigray
Several experts have joined the growing number of groups urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to act on the atrocities and human rights violations that have been reported in...
Read moreDetailsPrioritise accountability and access to justice for torture victims, human rights organisations tell Bangladesh
Two human rights organisations have asked the government of Bangladesh to ensure accountability and justice for victims of torture, enforced disappearance, and extrajudicial killings. The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)...
Read moreDetailsSmall arms fuelling ethnic violence in Africa
The Boko Haram insurgency, with its spillover into Cameroon, Chad and Niger, is the most reported-upon security crisis in Nigeria. However the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria was...
Read moreDetailsHope as South Sudanese Government, rebels agree to peace deal
The South Sudanese Government and several opposition groups have come to a peace agreement brokered by Roman Catholic group Sant’ Egidio. In the declaration, the warring parties promised to enact...
Read moreDetailsBodaboda man’s chance encounter that brewed a storm over police executions
By WANJA THUKU A furtive card game was in progress beneath the huddled luminous green and orange jackets at the side of the intersection of Mombasa Road and the dirt...
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