Archive for August 28th, 2024

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28/08/2024

Afghanistan: Condemnation for New Taliban ‘Virtue and Vice’ Order Targeting Women

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday [], calling for it to be immediately revoked.

Afghan women face further restrictions under the Taliban’s new morality law. (file photo)
OHCHR/UNAMA | Afghan women face further restrictions under the Taliban’s new morality law. (file photo)
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The “Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” silences women’s voices and deprives them of their autonomy, “effectively attempting to render them into faceless, voiceless shadows”, said Ravina Shamdasani, OHCHR’s Chief Spokesperson.
“This is utterly intolerable,” she stressed.

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28/08/2024

Flooding from Sudan Dam Collapse Worsens Humanitarian Crisis

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishra

(UN News)* — Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians – adding to the suffering of communities already devastated by the ongoing war between rival militaries.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan have been affected by heavy rains and flash floods since June.
© UNICEF/Aymen Alfadil | Hundreds of thousands of people in Sudan have been affected by heavy rains and flash floods since June.
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The Arba’at Dam, located around 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Port Sudan, collapsed on Sunday, damaging roads, electricity, and telecommunication networks, making it difficult to assess the situation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.

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