Iran: Women and girls treated as second class citizens, reforms urgently needed, says UN expert
The current legal marriage age in Iran is unacceptable, says UN expert, and is harmful for the development and well-being of thousands of girls aged 10-14 who marry each year.
Migrants: Guidance on equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine
All migrants should be included in COVID-19 vaccination programmes regardless of their nationality and migration status, experts from the UN, African, European and Inter-American human rights systems urge in a Guidance Note published today.
Governments’ commitment to torture ban lacks credibility worldwide: UN expert
A UN expert tells the Human Rights Council governments worldwide lack credible commitment to the absolute and universal prohibition of torture and ill-treatment.
Woman army officer in forefront COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone
A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat COVID-19. Lieutenant Matilda Mattu Moiwo holds a senior position in the West African country’s National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre, which is supported by the United Nations.
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La conquista della consapevolezza di sè e del controllo delle scelte, dunque della potenza per una società paritaria
Underwater Robot Deploys and Lifts Victims to the Surface When They Are Drowning
Many swimming pools in Germany don’t have enough trained lifeguards—and in many places, this skilled labor shortage is leading to closures. The solution could be a floating underwater rescue robot. According to one German life-saving association, nearly 420 people drowned in Germany in 2019, with the majority losing their lives in fresh water lakes, but
Doctor Determines Perfect Medicine For Anyone’s Stage 4 Cancer With Functional Profiling– And His Results Are ‘Stunning’
A pioneering oncologist and clinical professor at the University of California Irvine is having double success rates on cancer treatment—and one mom was so thrilled with her outcome that she reached out to a stranger recommending the clinic and the new friends are now bonded as stalwart survivors of terminal diagnoses. When Maria Lewis first