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Covid has increased recruitment of children by terror groups, says Foreign Secretary Shringla at UNSC Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla has expressed worry over the trend in “global terrorism” that shows an increase in the number of children that are being recruited and involved in terrorism-related activities. The Foreign Secretarys comments came during an address at the ‘UNSC Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict’. advertisement File photo of India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh V Sh...

0shares La Commission nationale aux droits  humains (CNDH) a organisé, le jeudi 24 juin dernier à Zinder,  avec l’appui du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, une série d’échanges sur le Mécanisme national de prévention de la torture (MNP) de deux jours à l’attention des magistrats, des Forces de Défense et de sécurité et des organisations de la société civile des régions d’Agadez, de Diffa, de Maradi et de Zinder. La cérémonie qui a été pr...

He added that the terror groups take advantage of the fact that children are the most susceptible.  "School closures due to the pandemic have provided an even greater opportunity to these terrorist groups to target children, including through online avenues, for radicalization and indoctrination in violent extremist ideologies," Shringla stated. The FS said that there is a need for a more coordinated approach in implementing the child protection and counter-terrorism agendas. He added, "States...

The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Thursday released a white paper titled "The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection－A 100-Year Quest."

Commission on Human Rights The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has assured its full participation in the Senate’s technical working group (TWG) meetings that would tackle the moves to reimpose the death penalty which it has been opposing vigorously. Last May, the Senate Committee on Publ

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took office on June 12, 2019. During the inauguration ceremony, the Head of State assured Kazakhstanis that he would always protect the interests of the country and his ultimate goal is to ensure the unity of society and protect the rights and interests of every citizen.

GENEVA (10 June 2021) — The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) on Thursday issued its findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia, the two State parties examined during the CRC’s latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country's implementation ...

UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia Format GENEVA (10 June 2021) --- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) on Thursday issued its findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia, the two State parties examined during the CRCs latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each countrys implementation of the Child Rights Convention, as well as the Committees main concerns and recommendations. Some of the key highlights include: Luxembourg The Committee noted the Sta...

GENEVA (10 June 2021) — The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) on Thursday issued its findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia, the two State parties examined during the CRC’s latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each countrys implementation of the Child Rights Convention, as well as the Committees main concerns and recommendations. Some of the key highlights include: Luxembourg The Committee noted the State party’s measures to strengthen the Office of the O...

OHCHR The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) on Thursday issued its findings on Luxembourg and Tunisia, the two State parties examined during the CRC’s latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the Child Rights Convention, as well as the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations. Some of the key highlights include: Luxembourg The Committee noted the State party’s measures to strengthen the Office of the Ombudsma...