The gravity of the situation demands a holistic approach to tackle the hunger problem. We must take a human rights-based approach so as to apply human rights principles in our efforts. Credit: Patrick Zachmann/Magnum Photos/FAO Opinion by Maximo Torero (rome) Wednesday, December 07, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Dec 07 (IPS) …
Read More »COP15: We are Losing Nature Biodiversity at the Fastest Rate in Human History
COP15 will focus on protecting nature and halting biodiversity loss around the world. The Government of Canada’s priority is to ensure the COP15 is a success for nature. There is an urgent need for international partners to halt and reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity worldwide. Credit: Government of Canada …
Read More »Human Right Lawyer Commends Adeleke’s Swift Actions As New Osun Governor
Advertisement A human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Saturday, commended the Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for all the swift actions taken to protect the state’s interest in his first few days in office. Naija News reports that Olajengbesi said it was a good thing Adeleke rescinded the hasty appointments …
Read More »NAPTIP reunites 2-year-old victim of human trafficking with her teenage mother
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP) has reunited a 2-year-old victim of human trafficking with her 18-year-old birth mother. Speaking at the handing over ceremony of the child, NAPTIP Director-General, Mrs Fatimah Waziri-Azi, said the girl was deceptively taken from …
Read More »Digital Human Rights Need to be Enshrined in Law
The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to be hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DESA, will take place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the overarching theme “Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future”. …
Read More »Police find more than 50 bags of human remains after locals spotted a dog running through town with a severed human hand in its mouth (photos)
The sight of a dog running through a Mexican town with a severed hand in its mouth has led to a gruesome discovery of 53 buried bags filled with human remains. The decaying bodies were found in late October during a festival called El Cervantino in Guanajato, a state …
Read More »World Cup 2022: Dua Lipa won’t perform, calls on Qatar to fulfil human rights pledges
Singer and songwriter Dua Lipa has responded to speculation that she will perform at the World Cup by revealing that she will not visit the country until it fulfils pledges on human rights. The Grammy Award-winning artist had been linked with an appearance at the opening ceremony at Qatar 2022, …
Read More »A Beacon of Light in Dark Times: the Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders
Andrew Anderson, Executive Director of Front Line Defenders opens the Dublin Platform at Dublin Castle on 26 October 2022. Credit: Kamil Krawczak for Front Line Defenders Opinion by Andrew Anderson (dublin, ireland) Wednesday, November 02, 2022 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov 02 (IPS) – Before she was murdered in Honduras …
Read More »Nitwit, toxic human being – Tinubu replies Obaseki
Tinubu lampooned Obaseki stating that he was a ‘nit-wit’ and a ‘divisive, toxic’ human being. The Presidential Candidate of the Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replied the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki for calling on Nigerians not to vote him and his party in the …
Read More »Why Nigerian women need to stop buying human hair wigs
Someone mentioned how it is a little creepy that we spend so much money on human hair, we have to agree. It’s too expensive Why is one human hair wig more than you make in a month, why do you have to save for months on end to buy just …
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