'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies
Beirut – Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should outlaw the violent discipline of children, Human Rights Watch said today [10 May 2021], introducing an index categorizing countries in the region based on their laws and policies.
Image from Greenpeace International.
The deep sea mining industry is planning to send monster machines to plunder the seabed and extract polymetallic nodules – potato-sized lumps of rocks loaded with metals and minerals. Deep sea mining isn’t happening yet, but the kinds of metals this industry is targeting are used in phones, laptops and batteries.
10 May 2021 (IOM)* — Gender inequality is magnified in situations of conflict. Women are disproportionately disadvantaged in terms of personal safety, access to employment, resources and basic services in fragile, conflict-ridden environments. They are most affected by poverty and the value of the support they provide at home is mostly rendered invisible.
Photo: IOM Afghanistan
In a society like Afghanistan, traditional norms often make it difficult for women to access employment, get a loan or start a business. Yet, when women are given an opportunity, they make significant contributions to the growth and development of their families and their communities at large.
Sakina was born in a small village in Helmand in 1995. She was 5 years old when her family fled Afghanistan in 2000 and migrated to Pakistan.
