Governments must protect those who help torture victims, say human rights experts
Victims of torture and those who help them seek their rights must be protected by governments, say UN experts.
Iran: UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of child offender
Experts urge Iran to halt execution of young Iranian man scheduled for 28 June, saying he was a child at time of crime, and was reportedly tortured to force confession of guilt.
UN Human Rights Committee to review Togo
Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 28 June to 23 July 2021 during which it will review Togo.
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said on Wednesday - after bearing witness to the suffering firsthand - urging the world to step-up and take action.
Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’
Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Laid Off During COVID, Dad Wants to Work at Costco: ‘I told Twitter about it—cue social media explosion’
The gods of the Twitterverse are mercurial and unpredictable. All hashtags aside, why some tweets trend and others tank is anyone’s guess. So when a doting daughter’s random tweet recently scored a dream job interview for her dad, it came as a huge cosmic surprise to everyone involved. Like many, Rebecca Mix’s 58-year-old dad, Jeff,
Floating Gardens Offers a Sustainable Solution to Farming in Flood-Prone Regions – Researchers Find
Bangladesh’s floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change, a new study has found. The study suggests that floating gardens might not only help reduce food insecurity, but could also provide income for rural households in flood-prone parts
Il Gabon ha ricevuto una ricompensa milionaria per la sua lotta alla deforestazione
Il Gabon ha ricevuto 17 milioni di dollari come ricompensa per aver tagliato con successo le proprie emissioni di anidride carbonica. Lo stato dell’Africa centrale, coperto per il 90 per cento da foresta pluviale, nell’ultimo decennio ha fatto sforzi molto importanti per proteggere i suoi alberi e per questo motivo la Central african forest initiative (Cafi),
Britney Spears in aula (virtuale): “la mia vita con un ‘padre padrone'”
Fuori il tribunale manifestano per #FreeBritney
Scientists Have Figured Out How to Instantly Cure Hiccups
Many of us have some cure for the hiccups, whether that’s drinking water upside-down or holding our breath, but a peculiar type of drinking straw, developed by a peculiar type of scientist, seems to be impressively effective. Stopping 92% of attacks on the spot, the L-shaped drinking straw requires a suction and swallow motion and