Tag: Actions
United States: Concrete actions needed to ‘lay the scourge of racism to rest’ – UN expert |
After the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed the US’ racial justice record, the UN human rights office issued a statement in which CERD Expert and Country Rapporteur Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula recounted her observation that the country’s firearm homicide rate had increased, especially amongst black men and in impoverished communities. While…
Read MoreActions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’ |
“Nearly one in two women reported that they, or a woman they know, experienced some form of violence,” Amina Mohammed said at the Commonwealth says No More Violence Against Women event, taking place as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) gets underway in the Rwandan capital. Pointing to rising incidences at home and in…
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