Archive for April 17th, 2025

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17/04/2025

Amputated Limbs, Enduring Pain: The Suffering of Syria’s War Wounded

Human Wrongs Watch

By Sonia Al Ali

IDLIB, Syria, Apr 17 2025 (IPS)* – The Syrian war has left countless Syrians with devastating injuries, ranging from limb amputations and burns to the loss of sensory functions.
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Salem Diab experiences many difficulties since he lost his leg during the Syrian civil war. Credit: Sonia al-Ali/IPS

Salem Diab experiences many difficulties since he lost his leg during the Syrian civil war. Credit: Sonia al-Ali/IPS

These injuries have profoundly impacted their lives, compounded by the limited attention and support they receive from civil society organizations.

Salam al-Hassan, 43, from Saraqib, south of Idlib city, lost both her legs in 2023 when a warplane missile exploded nearby.

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17/04/2025

Situation in Haiti Represents “One of the Most Complex and Urgent Crises in the World”

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The situation in Haiti represents “one of the most complex and urgent crises in the world with implications for regional and global stability,” said Amy Pope, Director General of International Organisation for Migration (IOM), speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday .

Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration meets displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
© IOM/Antoine Lemonnier | Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration meets displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
 
As heavily armed gangs expand their control and public institutions are facing intense pressure, delivering humanitarian aid on the ground is becoming harder as funding is dwindling.

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17/04/2025

Flooding Displaces 10,000 People amid Ongoing Conflict in Eastern DR Congo

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on said.

People continue to flee from fighting in the eastern DR Congo. (file)
© MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni | People continue to flee from fighting in the eastern DR Congo. (file)

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. 

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