Archive for June 28th, 2023

28/06/2023

Huge Increase in Transnational Crime in Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’

Human Wrongs Watch

MADRID, Jun 27 2023 (IPS)* – How come that in a world where technology is -or is about to be- able to detect an ant in a jungle, the traffickers of death continue to carry out their lucrative criminal activities everywhere and in all fields, from weapons to prostitution, enslavement and drugs, to deadly fake medicines, through oil, gas and poisoned food.
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In the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock.

In the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock.

In the specific case of Asia, a specialised organisation reports the Asian ‘Golden Triangle’ is where historically opium was grown to produce heroin for export, but where, in recent years, the trade of “even deadlier and more profitable synthetic drugs have taken over.”

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28/06/2023

‘Full Legal Protection Essential for People Displaced by Climate Change’

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN NEWS)* — An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday [] called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human rights.

A family displaced by prolonged drought in Ethiopia now live in a makeshift tent in Mogadishu, Somalia.
© IOM/Muse Mohammed | A family displaced by prolonged drought in Ethiopia now live in a makeshift tent in Mogadishu, Somalia.

“In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. Droughts were the main factor,” Mr. Fry said in his latest thematic report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “We must take immediate steps to give legal protection to these people.”

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28/06/2023

‘Dire Year’ for Children Caught in Conflict, as Hospital and School Attacks Double

Human Wrongs Watch

A young child eats food in a camp for displaced people in North Kivu province following fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
© UNICEF/Jospin BenekireA young child eats food in a camp for displaced people in North Kivu province following fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year.

The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into armed groups or forces, killing and maiming, rape and sexual violence, and abduction.

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