Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears — Global Issues

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Beginning her briefing with a wider perspective, Wairimu Nderitu said that hateful and contentious narratives that form in the wake of growing hostility, violence and discrimination, could have a “devastating impact” on societies at large. “We saw it in the lead up to the Holocaust, in Rwanda in 1994” and…

War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend — Global Issues

War in Ukraine Triggers New International Non-Alignment Trend — Global Issues

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View of the United Nations General Assembly, which on three occasions this year has censured the invasion of Russian forces in Ukraine and where many countries have expressed non-alignment with the positions taken by the contenders. CREDIT: Manuel Elias/UN by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Monday, June 20, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS,…

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears — Global Issues

Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres — Global Issues

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“It promotes racism, xenophobia and misogyny; it dehumanizes individuals and communities; and it has a serious impact on our efforts to promote peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development,” underscored Secretary-General António Guterres. Dangerous words He explained that words can be weaponized and cause physical harm. The escalation from…

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears — Global Issues

UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda — Global Issues

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“There are serious risks that the international law principle of non-refoulement will be breached by forcibly transferring asylum seekers to Rwanda,” said Siobhán Mullally, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. “People seeking international protection, fleeing conflict and persecution, have the right to seek and enjoy…

Violence, rhetoric, hate speech, drive atrocity crimes in Ukraine and beyond, Security Council hears — Global Issues

Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ — Global Issues

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In his message for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, commemorated on Sunday, Secretary-General António Guterres also observed that perpetrators rarely face the consequences of their actions. “It is the survivors who carry the burden of stigma and trauma throughout their lives, often doubly brutalized by…

The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan — Global Issues

The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan — Global Issues

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Afghan women. Credit: Shelly Kittleson/IPS by Sania Farooqui (new delhi, india) Friday, June 17, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, Jun 17 (IPS) – Gynophobia is defined as an intense and irrational fear of women or hatred of women, it may be characterized as a form of specific phobias, which…