UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause of child marriage. The organization pointed out that child marriage remains a serious issue in Montenegro, particularly affecting girls from Roma and Egyptian communities. [...]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request to overturn a Romanian court’s annulment of the presidential election, declaring the application inadmissible on Thursday in the case of Călin Georgescu v. Romania and ruled that the decision was final. The application was submitted on December 16, 2024, by Călin Georgescu, the main ultra-nationalist [...]
UNICEF warned on Wednesday that the halt of aid in the Gaza Strip would have a catastrophic impact on families and vulnerable people in Gaza. UNICEF has stated that although it provides aid and necessary resources, it is not enough to address the needs in the area. Given the prolonged lack of access that had [...]
The United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that severe funding cuts jeopardize decades of progress in the global fight against Tuberculosis. The warning comes amid rising concerns globally that reduced financial support, especially from the US, could stall or reverse any gains in tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. WHO noted that the funding [...]
Sudan instituted proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday. The claim alleged that the UAE had directly supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) and its militia in West Darfur, violating the Genocide Convention. Sudan’s claim against the UAE is based on the weapons seized by [...]
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the international community to resist mounting attacks on gender justice. The group reiterated its call on states to recognize gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international law ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025. The statement by the group’s secretary-general, Agnès Callamard, was released against [...]
The Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable, according to the final report presented by the Australian Law Reform Commission to the parliament on Thursday. The report, titled, “Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence,” also issued recommendations on how to correct the situation. In Australia, [...]
The Greek parliament set up a committee on Tuesday to investigate allegations against a former deputy minister of obstructing a previous investigation into the country’s 2023 disastrous train crash. Human Rights Watch welcomed the decision as an opportunity to address the broader decline of the rule of law. The former deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos is [...]
Amnesty International called for a global legally binding treaty to regulate the production of electric shock equipment, in a report published on Thursday. The report documents the widespread practice of the use of electric shock for torture and other forms of ill-treatment, violating international human rights law. The new report documents how law enforcement agencies [...]
A UN report released on Wednesday found that armed groups operating in the Haut Oubangui region of the Central African Republic (CAR) have been carrying out attacks against Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees, resulting in human rights violations. The report, prepared by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in [...]
