N. Korea slams U.N. report on its human rights
By: Kim Soo-yeon Credit: YONHAPNEWS SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday condemned a recent United Nations report on the North's human rights abuses as a document "fabricating and distorting" Pyongyang's rights situation. In a U.N. report on an update on North Korea's human rights situation, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres recommended North Korea investigate, prosecute and bring to justice those accused of having committed human rights violations. The repo
Yonhap News Agency
Oct 8
Defense executives underscore autonomous capabilities
By: Sean Lin Credit: CNA Taipei, Oct. 7 (CNA) Defense company executives at a forum Wednesday touted the importance of Taiwan acquiring autonomous capabilities to reduce decision-making time during wartime and ensure the efficient use of resources in peacetime. Speaking at the 2026 Aerospace and Defense Strategic Forum hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Mira Resnick, a senior director at Saronic Technologies, noted that Taiwan could be vulnerabl
Launch of the Seychelles National Action Plan on Security
By: African Union Credit: African Union WHAT: Official Launch of the Seychelles National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2026–2030 and Capacity Building Workshop on Women, Peace and Security The purpose of the two-day programme is to officially launch the Seychelles National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2026–2030, celebrate Seychelles’ contribution to the advancement of the WPS Agenda in Africa, and strengthen national capacity and political commitment fo
African Union
Oct 8
UN Calls for Free Pre-Primary Education in Uganda
6 in 10 Ugandan Children Miss Out on Early Learning By: Jo Becker Credit: 2022 ISER The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Uganda to significantly expand government support for early childhood education and provide free, state-run pre-primary education to all children. In its latest review of Uganda’s record on children’s rights, issued October 1, the Committee expressed concern about high numbers of children out of school due to financial barri
Human Rights Watch
Oct 8
Country Report: Ireland October 2026
By Senan Monks O'Connell Street during the 2023 Dublin riots. Image by Brian Lawless/PA via The Irish Examiner Historical atrocities like the Cromwellian Conquest, the Great Hunger and Bloody Sunday shape Irish national memory, as does past discrimination of Irish immigrants in the United Kingdom and United States. Today, minorities within Ireland face similar prejudice. Mincéirí (Irish Travelers) are a native, traditionally nomadic ethnic group of around 33,000 people with a
Genocide Watch
Oct 8
UK govt refuses slavery reparations: Jamaica urges king
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters September 7, 2026 Britain expresses sorrow over slavery, but rejects financial compensation. Credit: Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters The United Kingdom’s government has reiterated that it rejects reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade as Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III over the issue. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s spokesperson said on Monday that “the UK does not and will not pay reparations”. Successive British governm
Al Jazeera
Oct 8
