News headlines in March 2024, page 4

  1. South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners

    - Inter Press Service

    THIMPHU, Bhutan, Mar 26 (IPS) - South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of Bhutan to release the political prisoners it has detained for decades.

  2. UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces

    - UN News

    The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) issued a new report on Tuesday, revealing a surge in credible allegations of torture and executions of captured Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) at the hands of Russian forces.

  3. UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reported in 2023

    - UN News

    The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest report on the issue.

  4. ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters its thirteenth year

    - UN News

    When a group linked to the ISIL terror organization claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall on 22 March, one of the pretexts reportedly given for the killings was Russia’s engagement in the Syrian civil war, which has turned into a proxy war involving several foreign powers.

  5. World News in Brief: Malnutrition crisis risk grows in Haiti, clashes in DR Congo, peacebuilding in Colombia

    - UN News

    An alarming surge in armed violence in areas of Haiti is heightening the risk of a malnutrition crisis in the country, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.

  6. UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’

    - UN News

    The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday issued a fervent plea for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and release of all hostages, amid “cataclysmic” suffering in the Gaza Strip and continuing violence in the occupied West Bank.

  7. Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

    - UN News

    There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories said on Tuesday.

  8. IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move

    - UN News

    One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.

  9. Gaza: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight

    - UN News

    Intense hostilities in Gaza continued on Tuesday between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces with a “double-digit number of children killed overnight” and ongoing aid delivery obstacles that are responsible for near-famine conditions, UN humanitarians said.

  10. Building Resilience and Mental Health Capacity of Youth

    - Inter Press Service

    SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE & ATHENS, Mar 25 (IPS) - Sri Lankan lawmaker Hector Appuhamy, in conversation with IPS ahead of a two-day conference aimed at educating  and involving university students in mental health issues, said parliamentarians were concerned about gaps in the programmes and financing for youth mental health. They were looking beyond the country's health budget for support in ensuring that youth were able to access mental health facilities in a supportive environment.

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