‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’ A team of UN experts has...
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Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says
International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’ A mass grave containing at least 65 bodies has...
Dramatic rise in women and girls being cut, new FGM data reveals
Progress to prevent female genital mutilation needs to be ‘27 times faster’, says UN The number of girls and women who have undergone female genital...
Kenya signs deal in attempt to rescue plan for deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti
It’s not clear if the new agreement can circumvent the Kenyan high court’s earlier ruling that such a deployment is unconstitutional Kenya and Haiti have...
African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of...
Colombia vows to put nature at the heart of global environmental negotiations
The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis The next round of global biodiversity negotiations will put nature...
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup plotters Venezuela’s government has ordered the local UN office...
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger There is “epic suffering”...
Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti
Judge says UN-backed proposals to tackle gangs in Caribbean country contravene Kenya’s constitution Kenya’s high court has ruled against a government plan to deploy hundreds...
Boris Johnson backs Tory rebels over Rwanda bill
Warning that bill is not compatible with international rules comes amid mounting revolt by Tory MP UK politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has...
