Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate
UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each year The number of child marriages...
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Aid agencies in Sudan plead with factions to allow supplies to reach needy
Six trucks of humanitarian supplies looted while airstrikes in Khartoum undermine ceasefire Aid agencies are pleading with battling factions in Sudan to allow humanitarian assistance...
Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse
Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’ Sudanese medics have described seeing piles of bodies in the...
Sudan rivals trade blame as fighting continues despite ceasefire extension
New UN envoy to the region warns that humanitarian situation is ‘reaching breaking point’ Sudan’s rival military forces have accused each other of violating a...
UN calls for foreign intervention in Haiti as violence surges
‘Specialized support force’ urged for Caribbean state where 530 have been killed in gang-led violence so far this year The United Nations has called for...
Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO
Human Rights Watch also demands trial for ‘appalling colonial crime’ of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of Chagossians The UK should pay full...
Uganda condemned for ‘shameful’ decision to close UN human rights office
Campaigners accuse Museveni regime of evading international scrutiny after shock move to end agreement with OHCHR Rights activists and campaigners have condemned the Ugandan government’s...
Rights abuses often ‘tipping point’ for extremist recruitment, UN study finds
Quality education and exposure to different cultures identified as key preventive factors in African survey Human rights abuses committed by security forces and economic deprivation...
Eswatini: murder of pro-democracy activist prompts outrage
Fears security agencies may have been involved in shooting of Thulani Maseko in his home on Saturday Authorities in Eswatini have promised a full investigation...
Libyan politicians’ pay goes up 40% as election impasse continues
UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022 Western leaders are losing patience...
