The United Nations Human Rights Office voiced concern on Friday regarding the severe civilian impact of Israeli military operations in Lebanon, with a focus on damage to religious and cultural landmarks.
The tragic death of a brilliant and talented young woman, through overwork and work-related tensions, has brought corporate culture in the cross-hairs of various high-powered Government agencies, like the National and State Human Rights Commissions.
Sayani said that they can play an important role in promoting the culture of respecting human rights and educating the public about them.
The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
The Rights body said the short films may be in English or any Indian language with subtitles in English and added that the duration of the short film should be a minimum of three minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes.
Hong Kong had last year faced months of protests by those who seek greater freedoms, but the movement was sought to be stifled, first, by harsh police measures and, when they appeared to be failing, through a new security law that criminalised “secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces.”
But there was hope that with the passage of time, the military would relax its grip and Myanmar’s democratic structures would gather strength. Certainly, there was hope that the vexed question of the Rohingya, deemed stateless in the nation they live in, would be resolved, substantially if not entirely satisfactorily.
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), the organisation Khashoggi had founded and headed until his death, is the other plaintiff and claims its operations and objective – advocacy of democracy in the Arab world - have been hampered severely by the murder. Both Ms Cengiz and DAWN are pursuing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sultan and 28 others for damages in a suit that regardless of its outcome is likely to cause a flutter in the Saudi roost.
Its severity can be guaged from the fact that Hong Kong police arrested ten people in August in their largest operation yet under the legislation.
“Trafficking is the most egregious violation of human rights”, declared Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, at the turn of the new millennium, when the global body adopted a convention against transnational organised crime, and three protocols, one for preventing and punishing trafficking in persons, especially women and children, under the guardianship of the UNODC. So far, 177 countries, including India, have ratified it.
