Category: Human Rights

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 29 August 2022

From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 28 August 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 13,718 civilian casualties in the country: 5,663 killed and 8,055 inj…

Over 2,000 Tunisian minors reach Italy in 2022: rights group

TUNIS, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 2,000 Tunisian youngsters this year have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing from the North African country to Italy to seek a better life, a rights group said. The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social R…

IGAD and ILO Train on Protection of Migrant Workers’ Rights

August 22, 2022 (ENTEBBE, Uganda): The Minister of State for Labour of Uganda, Hon. (Rtd) Colonel Okello Engola, inaugurated a Regional Training on Protection of Migrant Workers convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in colla…

Guinea junta makes interim prime minister’s appointment permanent

CONAKRY— Guinea’s ruling military junta on Saturday appointed acting Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to fill the position on a permanent basis, replacing Mohamed Beavogui, who has been absent since last month.The junta named Gomou to serve as acting prime…