“The Court was clear and unambiguous, and the advisory opinion entails international legal obligations not only for Israel, but for the UN and all States,” […]
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World News In Brief: UN rights chief on Bangladesh protests, alarm over Gershkovich sentence, Afghanistan floods latest, decriminalising LGBT laws
Volker Türk said the move constituted a restriction on freedom of expression and the right to seek, receive, and impart information. The High Commissioner continues […]
Less ‘sleeping like sardines’, as Philippines adopts Nelson Mandela Rules for jails
The Nelson Mandela Rules, which are named after the former South African president who was unjustly incarcerated for 27 years, are playing a key part in prison […]
Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how they sleep every night. In male dormitory […]
UN chief calls for ‘dramatic shift’ to transform education worldwide
António Guterres was taking part in a Special Event on Transforming Education – part of the on-going High Level Political Forum (HLPF) and looking ahead of […]
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Nandan Nilekani, Nikhil Kamath On Forbes Asia Heroes Of Philanthropy List
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, KP Singh, chairman emeritus at DLF, and Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, have been named on the 17th edition of […]
