Archive for August 9th, 2025

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09/08/2025

Her Feet Reached Yemen but Her Heart Never Rested

Human Wrongs Watch

By Sahar Al-Shawafi and Ayoub Al-Ahmadi |  International Organization for Migration (IOM)*

Sana’a, Yemen — Fourteen men and four women set off from the Horn of Africa, drifting into the unknown across the sea.

After surviving the journey to Yemen, Sennait gave birth at a migrant centre and now hopes to rebuild her life with her baby. Photo: AI-generated image
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Among them was Sennait*, a 20-year-old Ethiopian woman carrying the weight of her father’s recent death and the scars of a harrowing trek from her village to the coastal town of Bossaso.
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Her life had once been simple. She went to school, laughed with friends, and helped her father tend their small farm.
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Then everything changed.

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09/08/2025

Tirhas Can Hear the World Now

Human Wrongs Watch

By the Norwegian Refugee Council*

6 August 2025 — She’s 12 years old now. At home in Tabia Awet, her father lives with a chronic illness that keeps him mostly indoors. The family has long struggled to afford even basic needs.

Specialised healthcare was never something they thought they could reach – especially for a hearing impairment no one knew how to fix. 

Tirhas getting her hearing aids fitted. Photo: NRC
Every morning, Tirhas Gezai Gerezgiher wakes early to begin her five-kilometre walk to Werera Primary School in Chilla Woreda, northern Ethiopia. She is determined and careful not to forget putting on hearing aids behind her ears – small devices that have quietly transformed how she moves through the world.
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Before the hearing aids, school was a quiet struggle. Tirhas watched her classmates speak, but the words never came through clearly.
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Sometimes she guessed, often she just gave up.

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09/08/2025

Israel’s Military Takeover of Gaza City Would Mark ‘a Dangerous Escalation’

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of Gaza City”, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday []. 

Malnutrition rates have been steadily increasing since March 2025, with hunger growing in Gaza City.
© UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel | Malnutrition rates have been steadily increasing since March 2025, with hunger growing in Gaza City.

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