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Almost one-quarter of GAA players abused online
October 11, 2022 · By JOHN FOGARTY for www.irishexaminer.com
Research conducted by the GPA revealed 24% of inter-county footballers and hurlers have been subjected to online abuse with 50% of it from anonymous sources Almost one-quarter of GAA players abused online Almost one in four inter-county players has been subjected to online abuse, a recent study has found. Research conducted by GPA digital media […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis The risk of a nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said. Mr Biden said Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was “not joking” when he spoke of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering […]
Read More...Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize A jailed Belarus activist and two groups from Ukraine and Russia have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights and democracy. The decision to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia’s Memorial and the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties (CCL) is a rebuff to two authoritarian leaders. […]
Read More...Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner?
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ales Bialiatski: Who is the Nobel Peace Prize winner? Mr Bialiatski, 60, is the founder of the country’s Viasna (Spring) Human Rights Centre, which was set up in 1996 in response to a brutal crackdown of street protests by Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Viasna provided support for the jailed demonstrators and their families, documenting […]
Read More...Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award
October 10, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Nobel Peace Prize: Moment NGO told on the phone it has won award The Ukrainian-based Center for Civil Liberties has been jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and the Russian civil liberties group Memorial. Olav Njoelstad, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, called Oleksandra Romantsova, the general manager […]
Read More...Human rights education for, with and by youth
October 7, 2022 · By United Nations Human Rights Watch for www.ohchr.org
Human rights education for, with and by youth “People cannot protect, defend, and promote something that they do not fully understand,” said Jean Linis-Dinco. “It is imperative for young people to come together and understand human rights.” Linis-Dinco, from the Philippines was a leader for one of the three winning teams of the Oxford Forum for […]
Read More...UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang
October 7, 2022 · By Agence-France-Presse for mb.com.ph
UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang GENEVA,Switzerland — The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against debating alleged widespread abuses in China’s Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a heavy setback for Western nations. The United States and allies last month brought a draft decision targeting China to the UN’s […]
Read More...Implementation of Human Rights Council Resolution 45/33 and on the progress on and results of technical cooperation and capacity- building for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines
October 7, 2022 · By Reliefweb for reliefweb.int
Implementation of Human Rights Council Resolution 45/33 and on the progress on and results of technical cooperation and capacity- building for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Philippines DELIVERED BY Nada Al-Nashif, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights AT 51st session of the Human Rights Council FROM Geneva, Palais des […]
Read More...Technology is a tool for and against forms of online abuse
October 7, 2022 · By Katie Smith for www.newsnationnow.com
Technology is a tool for and against forms of online abuse (NewsNation) — When it comes to abuse, technology can be a double-edged sword, both facilitating online sexual harassment and shielding against it. From deepfakes to sharing intimate images without consent, technology has created new pathways to victimize people in familiar ways. Increasingly sophisticated technology, […]
Read More...Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
October 6, 2022 · By United Nation, UN News for news.un.org
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls Presenting a report to the General Assembly on its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls described climate change as “the most consequential threat multiplier for women and girls, with far-reaching impacts on new and existing forms of gendered inequities”. She maintained that the […]
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