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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed shock and horror over the recent killings of activists in Southern Luzon, and an international human rights watchdog urged the UN body to immediately send a “rapid response unit” to investigate their deaths at the hands of security forces.
AL-MUKALLA: Foreign envoys to Yemen and rights groups have strongly condemned a fire at a Houthi-controlled migrant center and demanded that the rebels give investigators access to the site and the wounded.
The UK’s ambassador to Yemen, Michael Aron, on Friday condemned the incident and called for an immediate and objective probe and unhindered access to the injured migrants.
“Appalled by fire at Houthi-controlled migrant center in Sanaa,” he tweeted. “OHCHR & humanitarian agencies need immediate, unrestricted access to site & those injured. A credible, transparent, independent investigation must be carried out, including a full account of those killed & injured.”
Aron blamed the Houthis’ brutal treatment of migrants, saying it had led to the fire and loss of life. “It is the Houthis inhumane treatment of migrants including the creation of overcrowded conditions at the center that led to this terrible loss in human life. It is imperative that the Houthis chang
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated issues of inequality and discrimination in the city, a new report says. The research - by the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) at the University of York and the York Human Rights City Network – also highlights the importance of local government, resilience and creativity. The report calls on the City of York Council to make tackling poverty and inequality its priority, ensuring that there is a coherent strategy across all relevant agencies in the city in order to recover after the pandemic. The digital divide and digital literacy were a significant cause of increased inequalities, and need to be tackled as part of this strategy.