The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, noted that the measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had increased the risk of children being exposed to violence at home, online and in the community. More than 1 billion children were exposed to violence every year, a problem that required a genuine…
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Human Rights Council begins dialogue with Special Rapporteur on education, concludes discussion with Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons
The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education after concluding an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, said it was crucial to act within the framework of human rights to ensure that the measures adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not compromise the right to education nor increase the suffering of the most marginalized. It was crucial to take…
Read MoreHuman Rights Council concludes interactive dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, hears presentations on Nicaragua, Venezuela, and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in Ukraine
Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children The Human Rights Council this morning heard presentations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of an oral update on Nicaragua, and of two reports on Venezuela and on the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in Ukraine, after concluding an interactive dialogue on the annual report of the High Commissioner and on her oral update on the human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also started an interactive…
Read MoreHuman Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogues on Violence Against Children and on Children and Armed Conflicts
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, noted that the measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had increased the risk of children being exposed to violence at home, online and in the community. More than 1 billion children were exposed to violence every year, a problem that required a genuine…
Read MoreCameroon: Legislative Election 2020 – Constitutional Council Proclaims Results Today
The highly awaited event will take place at the Yaounde Conference Centre-based premises of the Constitutional Council.The final and long-awaited phase of the February 9 2020 legislative election in Cameroon will come today February 28 2020 as the Cons…
Read MoreCameroon Court Orders Partial Election Rerun in Troubled English-Speaking Regions
YAOUNDE – Cameroon’s constitutional council has ordered a rerun of the February 9 national assembly election in a majority of the crisis prone English-speaking regions due to allegations of widespread irregularities and fraud by President Paul Biya’s r…
Read MoreCameroon: Victims of NW, SW Terrorism Association Appeals for Justice
In a press conference in Yaounde on February 21, CAVAT appealed to countries and friends of Cameroon to apply their criminal and conspiracy laws to those perpetuating violence.The Cameroon Association of Victims of Ambazonia Terrorism (CAVAT) has calle…
Read MoreFighting in Cameroon Kills Several Dozen
YAOUNDE – A least 35 civilians have reportedly been killed and 40 homes torched in less than a week in Cameroon’s English-speaking Northwest region, following bloody clashes between government troops and separatists fighting for the creation of an inde…
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