Togo suspends La Dépêche, calls Tampa Express publisher to court on defamation charge
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Dakar, March 15, 2024—Togolese authorities must end the legal harassment of the country’s Tampa Express newspaper and its publishing...
New EU-UN ‘PROTECT’ project supports women migrant workers and children in Southeast Asia
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Representatives of the European Union, Ministry of Labour and United Nations with participants at the PROTECT project launch. ©...
Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
This is a four million increase in the number of people currently dealing with food insecurity in that region.Mali is facing the worst situation...
‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears
Focusing on developments in 2023, the report builds on previous findings in the aftermath of large public protests which erupted in 2020 following a...
Is a gang-led coup next?
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Haiti is in chaos after a massive prison break and gangs calling for the resignation of its prime minister. How did...
Turkish police hold 3 journalists for 3 days on suspicion of ‘financing terrorism’
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Istanbul, March 1, 2024—Police raided the homes of three Kurdish journalists and detained them for three days in a...
UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed journalists in New York a day after the independent review panel published its findings. Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spearheaded...
Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
"The scale of human rights violations is unprecedented in Haiti's modern history," Volker Türk said in a video statement to the UN Human Rights...
Women at the UN: Everything you need to know about #CSW68
Here is a brief five-point guide to this high-profile UN event.
1. Pushing for action for eight decades
The work of the Commission began in 1946,...
UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
Catriona Laing, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefed ambassadors on developments across eight areas, including politics, security, women’s political...
Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughaleb sentenced to 6 months in prison for defamation
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New York, April 18, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist...
Kyrgyzstan president signs Russian-style ‘foreign agents’ law
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Stockholm, April 2, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists called for Kyrgyzstan to repeal a law, newly ratified on Tuesday...
CPJ, Amnesty International report finds systemic flaws in Mexico’s journalist protections
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A new joint report by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Amnesty International found that Mexico’s Federal Mechanism for...
What are the implications for promoting employment?
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World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and refugees, weapons in...
OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on...
Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
“Even one mutilation is one too many,” António Guterres said in his message to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital...
CPJ, others oppose prosecution of Italian investigative journalists in leaks probe
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The Committee to Protect Journalists and more than 70 other signatories, including Italian and international press freedom groups and...
After a Year of War, Our Hearts Break for Sudan
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By Omer Omer and Eskinder Negash
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza have rightfully drawn the attention of the world to...
Investing in care policies can create millions of jobs in MENA, new ILO report...
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Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan. © ILO/Jared J. Kohler BEIRUT and AMMAN (ILO News)...
Stories from the UN Archive: Hillary Clinton’s bold stand in Beijing
“Women’s rights are human rights” has echoed throughout the UN Commission on the Status of Women for decades, including at its current session that...
CPJ condemns killing of Sudanese journalist Khalid Balal in Darfur
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New York, March 6, 2024—The Committee to Protect journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to investigate and hold to account...
Increasing international cooperation and investment for just transitions
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Ukrainian military attempts to intimidate journalist Yevhen Shulhat, reports say
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New York, April 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for a transparent investigation into reports that Ukrainian...
Michelle Austin Pamies and Courageous Women Resolving Crisis in Haiti
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March 25, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage...
