Posted on February 6th, 2021
By Camellia Nathaniel/Daily News
Colombo, February 6: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accuses Sri Lanka of being in a ‘state of denial about the past’, details how the failure of domestic mechanisms has further entrenched impunity, exacerbating victims’ distrust in the system. Among a litany of failures, the report addresses the rollback of 2015 reforms that offered more checks and balances on executive power, the erosion of judicial and institutional independence, and the failure to reform the security sector and remove and hold to account those responsible for alleged grave crimes and human rights violations. The Government has decided to reject the report submitted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka.
Almost half of new virus cases diagnosed among those aged 19 and under
Yaron Druckman |
Published: 02.05.21 , 15:43
Almost half [44%] of Israel s coronavirus cases diagnosed in the past 24 hours were among citizens aged 19 and under even though the education system has been closed for close to a month, a Military Intelligence Directorate report published on Friday said.
On the other hand, only 6.2% of new infections were found among citizens aged 60 and over. The virus infection rate (R number) in Israel has increased to 1 - meaning each COVID-19 patient infects at least one more person on average.
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Members of Iraqi federal forces on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq | Photo: Reuters Baghdad- Asharq Al-Awsat
The Iraqi National Security announced Saturday it apprehended seven wanted militants plotting a terrorist attack in Nineveh, north of Iraq.
The terrorists were wanted by the judiciary under Article 4 on terrorism and were planning to form a cell to attack the governorate. They confessed to carrying out armed attacks against the Iraqi security forces during the liberation operations.
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced its new procedures to curb terrorist operations and handle intelligence information on terrorists.
The spokesman Saad Maan said that measures were tightened at checkpoints based on security or intelligence information.
Exit polls released Tuesday night following Israel’s 2021 elections showed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud remains the largest party,.
Israeli Health Ministry officials have confirmed the presence in the country of both the so-called UK and South African variants of the virus and have indicated that Israel’s robust vaccination campaign is a race against time.
As of Thursday morning, 2,365,041 people had received the first dose of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, representing 26.61 percent of the population, and 694,669 people had received the second dose, representing 7.82 percent, according to Health Ministry data.
The Cabinet also voted on Tuesday to tighten travel restrictions. As of Jan. 23, anyone entering Israel will have to present airline personnel in the country of origin with confirmation of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours ahead of takeoff or Health Ministry documentation of the travelers having recovered from COVID-19 or hav