violence

UK and allies sanction ‘networks’ enabling settler violence in West Bank

"For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity, and settlement expansion and creation of outposts…

4 months ago

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering.  The…

4 months ago

Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist for first time

The report said the cases the UN had verified were carried out against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and…

4 months ago

30,000 people flee fresh violence in Haiti as hunger crisis deepens

Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital, where humanitarian workers are…

5 months ago

Pakistan Hit by Renewed Suicide Attack Amid Escalating Militancy as UN Releases Report Detailing 372 Afghan Civilian Deaths in Cross-Border Violence

A suicide bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 20 others in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, according to police,…

5 months ago

Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says

The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic. Source link

5 months ago

EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary". Source link

5 months ago

Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty.Some 1.4 million people have been forced…

5 months ago

Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’

In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat, UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that…

5 months ago

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Update on Haiti as humanitarian crisis continues alongside gang violence

5.8 million Haitians, or roughly 52 per cent of the population, are facing crisis levels of food insecurity, or worse. Of…

6 months ago