Children have been killed, maimed, tortured, sexually abused and forced into military training in almost nine years of war.
GENEVA (AN) — The brutality of Syria's civil war has stolen the childhoods of 5 million boys and girls displaced by fighting including many killed or subjected to grave violations of their rights, U.N.-backed investigators reported on Thursday.
The report is the first by the U.N.'s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria to examine how children have been killed, maimed, tortured, sexually abused and forced into military training during almost nine years of war.
The latest escalation came with Committee to Protect Journalists demanding regulators stop targeting broadcasters.
The U.N. human rights report titled "Blocking People's Eyes and Ears" shows a pronounced tightening of state control.
He also warned against a 'glorification of violence' as some nations become an 'extension of their ruler's personal power.'
The U.N. human rights chief said Congo's violence has reached “alarming levels” from the parties' brutal tactics.
An estimated 736 million women — almost 1-in-3 — suffer from gender violence, most often from an intimate partner.
In the shadow of a decades-long toxic legacy, nations have been cracking down on mercury pollution with mixed results.
In response to global trade uncertainties, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to rules-based trading with WTO at its core.
The agreement establishes the first universal legal framework for international cooperation against digital offenses.
