Tag: Violence
Rising violence against women in Latin America confirms fears of abuses in lockdowns
Violence against women has soared in Latin America during the coronavirus pandemic, with a 50% increase in domestic abuse reports in Colombia alone, a top…
Human Rights First: Black Lives Matter, Police Violence is a Human Rights Abuse
Americans of all colors, creeds, and political persuasions are justifiably outraged by the senseless killings by police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, and…
Biden says ‘we must not allow this pain to destroy us’ of violence in U.S. cities
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence as unrest flared in U.S. cities…
Unite against hate and violence targeting LGBTI people: UN officials
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for people everywhere to support the right to live free and equal, in line with his message for the…
Afghan accused of mutilating wife after she asks for divorce
An Afghan man cut off his wife’s nose with a kitchen knife after she asked for a divorce, officials said on Friday, amid a surge…
Record child displacement figures due to conflict and violence in 2019: UNICEF
A new UN report finds that some 19 million children were displaced within their own countries due to conflict and violence in 2019, more than…
Children vulnerable to abuse and violence during coronavirus lockdowns, UN experts warn
Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help safeguard the welfare of millions of children who may…
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