United Nations experts are raising the alarm over what they say are credible allegations of “egregious” human rights violations by Israeli forces against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The human rights experts on Monday said that they received reports describing Palestinian women and girls being arbitrarily executed in the…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media reported Saturday. The death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks in Tehran and after the one-year anniversary of the death…
Curated By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: September 15, 2023, 06:45 IST International Day of Democracy was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. (Image: Shutterstock) International Day of Democracy Celebrated on September 15 annually, the day is an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made towards democracy around the world,…
Last Updated: August 09, 2023, 09:13 IST Washington D.C., United States of America (USA) The World Bank is pausing approval for new public finance projects in Uganda over the country’s adoption earlier this year of a widely criticized bill criminalizing same-sex conduct. “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values,” the development lender…