After more than 20 years of occupation by the U.S. government under the far reaching military response to the 9/11 attacks and two years after the U.S. stopped its war in Afghanistan, many activists, and common citizens are locked up in camps. Many women’s rights activists, lawyers, attorneys, and judges, as well as Afghan common…
The United Nations sanctions against Mali will be lifted on Thursday after Russia rejected a renewal of the regime, which targeted anybody violating or blocking the 2015 peace settlement, delaying aid delivery, committing human rights violations, or recruiting child soldiers. Violence against women and other “grave human rights abuses” are being used by Mali’s military…
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali said Sunday it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions. After combat increased, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali accelerated its evacuation from northern Ber. Sunday’s MINUSMA statement said “deteriorating security” necessitated its departure, and declared on…
“The government of Mali demands the immediate withdrawal of Minusma,” said Abdoulaye Diop, referring to the UN force in Mali.
Dementia sufferers are vulnerable, they may be physically abused for displaying “rebellious” or “stubborn” behavior and in many countries are often subjected to chemical and physical restraint. The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day gives the opportunity to experts, families, and public bodies to gather ideas and data on the condition of people affected by dementia, illustrating…
Violence against older people happens all over the world. It can look different and happen in many different places, like families and homes, the workplace, care facilities, public places, the media, online, and emergency rooms. Also, it can be done by a wide range of people, such as family members, caregivers, legal guardians, health professionals,…
A thick, orange haze blanketed New York City on Wednesday, reducing visibility and nearly fading out high-rise buildings causing concerns for public health, alarm for PM 2.5 at “hazardous levels”. There are currently 415 active wildfires in Canada, with 238 of them considered to be out of control. Since the fire season began, 2,214 blazes…
Even though it poured during New York City’s 2023 Dance Parade, the performers couldn’t have been in a better mood. Since the Cabaret Laws, which made dancing illegal in New York City for almost a century, were taken away in 2017, the celebration of freedom through dancing never stopped, rain or shine. The parade started…
A New York, le Nazioni Unite per la prima volta ricordano la “Nakba” o “Catastrofe” palestinese seguita alla fondazione dello Stato di Israele. Il 15 maggio di 75 anni fa, viene commemorato dal punto di vista del popolo che venne costretto all’esodo forzato e che continua a chiedere giustizia. Abbas: “Facciamo di questo evento una…
Il 75° anniversario della Nakba o “catastrofe” in arabo, in cui almeno 700.000 palestinesi sono fuggiti o sono stati espulsi forzatamente dalle loro case durante la creazione di Israele nel 1948, sarà commemorata ufficialmente alle Nazioni Unite. Il 15 maggio 2023, il presidente dell’Autorità palestinese Mahmoud Abbas pronuncerà un discorso chiave a New York, nel…