Human Rights | Mohd Murtadha

Peace treaties need to address indigenous women, U.N. official says

by murtadha on May 18, 2016 with No Comments

UNITED NATIONS — Indigenous women are disproportionately the victims and survivors of violence in conflict zones, and peace treaties must include clauses to protect this twice-marginalized population, a United Nations special investigator said Tuesday. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the U.Nspecial rapporteur on … Read More

Amnesty International slams Iran for executing 73 juvenile offenders

by murtadha on January 27, 2016 with No Comments

Iran continues to send juvenile offenders to the gallows despite a decades-old pledge to not use the death penalty against people who commit a crime while under the age of 18, Amnesty International said. The London-based human rights organization slammed … Read More