Human Wrongs Watch
Growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse must be urgently addressed
12/10/2024
‘Today’s Generation of Girls Is Disproportionately Affected by Global Crises of Climate, Conflict and Poverty…’
Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on , a town hall held at UN Headquarters provided an opportunity for young women activists to engage directly with policymakers and offer recommendations on what they need to fully realise their rights.
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“The importance of insisting on completely equal rights of women and young girls is an official commitment of the United Nations, but it is also a personal commitment for which we must wage a combat,” the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSCOC), Bob Rae, who hosted the meeting, stated.
12/10/2024
Over 370 Million Girls and Women Globally Subjected to Rape or Sexual Assault as Children – UNICEF
Human Wrongs Watch
First-ever estimates on sexual violence in childhood reveal alarming prevalence, with devastating impact on children.
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NEW YORK (UNICEF)* – More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, according to new UNICEF estimates released on 10 October 2024.
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11/10/2024
‘Pivotal Moment’ as Violence against Children Reaches ‘Unprecedented Levels Worldwide,’ with Up to a Billion Vulnerable to Abuse
Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.
11/10/2024
Haiti: Children Trapped by Criminal Violence and Hunger
Human Wrongs Watch
By Human Rights Watch*
In Haiti, hundreds, if not thousands, of children driven by rising hunger and severe poverty have joined criminal groups, where they are forced into illegal activities and face abuse, Human Rights Watch said today [9 October 2024].
A 17-year-old Carrefour resident, associated with a criminal group, stands on a terrace, gazing out over the horizon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2024. © 2024 Nathalye Cotrino/Human Rights Watch
A recent increase in criminal groups’ recruitment of children appears to be in response to the operations of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and the Haitian National Police.
10/10/2024
With Climate Change, Government Apathy, Who Should Kerala’s Fishworkers Turn To?
Human Wrongs Watch
Fishworkers are often invisible in discussions about climate change, yet they are at the heart of food security, feeding millions while struggling to feed their own families. Their fight for survival is not just about tradition or livelihood—it’s about justice. Shouldn’t their futures be at the forefront of climate justice debates?
The iconic Chinese fishing nets along the Kerala coast offer a picturesque scene that draws tourists from around the world. However, the fishworkers that have used them for centuries livelihoods are in peril. Credit: Aishwarya Bajpai/IPS
– Every morning before dawn, fishworkers along the shores of Kochi, Kerala, head out to sea, casting their nets in the shadow of the iconic Cheenavala—the Chinese fishing nets that have become a symbol of their community.
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10/10/2024
Six Shocking Facts You Didn’t Know about Extreme Weather
Human Wrongs Watch
By Thandile Chinyavanhu | Greenpeace International*
Large portions of the West are now classified as being in “exceptional drought”, the most extreme drought category. Many major reservoirs have reached historic low levels and fire officials are warning that another devastating wildfire season has already begun. Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada border, United States. © David McNew / Greenpeace.
09/10/2024
Israel: New Law Blocking the UN Palestine Relief Agency ‘Would Be a Catastrophe’
Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* —Two bills before the Israeli parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of UN Palestine relief agency, UNRWA, which has been indispensable and irreplaceable “more than ever” over the past year of war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday [].
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“That’s why I have written directly to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express profound concern about draft legislation that could prevent UNRWA from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” he said at the Security Council stakeout in New York.
09/10/2024
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid Organisations Warn of ‘Dramatic Escalation of Humanitarian Catastrophe’ Following Further ‘Mass Forced Displacement of Civilians’
Human Wrongs Watch
Israel’s new displacement orders in northern Gaza threaten to force civilians into ever-shrinking areas and endanger aid operations.
9 October 2024 (The Norwegian Refugee Council)* — On 6 October 2024, Israel issued new mass displacement orders targeting the remaining Palestinians of the northern Gaza Strip, ordering them to leave to the south.
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Al-Nasser Street, in Gaza City. Credit: NRC09/10/2024
‘Families Ran for Their Lives’: Syria Receives 250,000 Refugees Fleeing Lebanon
Human Wrongs Watch
(UN News)* — The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded an urgent visit to Syria, highlighting the plight of 250,000 people who have crossed into the country fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon.
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