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Young workers have been hit hardest by COVID fallout, says UN labour agency The number of young people globally without jobs will reach 73 million this year, a full 6 million more than before COVID-19, the United Nations labor agency said…

Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine The current humanitarian crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a "disproportionate impact" on people with disabilities, especially children in…

‘A Slow Death’: Egypt’s Political Prisoners Recount Horrific Conditions CAIRO — Every time he appeared before Egyptian prosecutors during his 21-month detention, Ahmed Abdelnabi, a 61-year-old print shop owner from Alexandria, recounted a…

Rights Reforms Crucial for Civilian Rule Malian authorities should act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the rule of law within the new two-year timeline for transition to civilian rule, Human Rights Watch said today. They should promote…

Human Rights Should Be Priority on Blinken Trip (Washington) – As U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken plans to visit Rwanda from August 10-12, 2022, fears grow that the M23 armed group is gaining renewed Rwandan support for abuses in…

Transgender People Denied Equal Rights : El Salvador

Access to safe and legal abortion is a human rights issue, and its availability is the best way to protect autonomy and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Is abortion a human rights issue? Access to safe, legal abortion is a human…

In reaction to reviews that the Supreme Court is getting ready to overturn abortion rights withinside the United States, Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International`s Secretary General, said: “Overturning Roe vs. Wade could now no longer best…