Togo: AFED intentisifes campaign against gender-based violence
An advocacy and exchange meeting on the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) was held on Wednesday, November 5, in Blitta-Gare, about 270 km north of Lomé, the Togolese capital. Organised by the Association of Empowered Women for Development (AFED) under its “Voix Essentielles” project, with financial support from Speak Up Africa, the meeting brought together local authorities, women from agricultural cooperatives, and market vendors from Blitta-Gare, Blitta-Village, Dou
APA News
Nov 8
UN Security Council supports Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara
The resolution supports Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara, a stance backed by Trump’s administration. An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara [File: Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo] The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty could be the most feasible solution to Rabat’s 50-year conflict with the Algeria-backed Poli
Al Jazeera
Nov 8
UN Review to Examine Croatia's Human Rights Record
By OHCHR United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Logo GENEVA – The human rights record of Croatia will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Monday 10 November 2025, 14:30–18:00 (GMT+1), in a meeting in Geneva that will be webcast live . Croatia is one of 14 States scheduled to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming session from 3 to 14 November 2025.
United Nations
Nov 8
‘Long on talk and short on action’: Papua New Guinea leader criticises Cop climate summits ahead of Brazil meeting
By Rebecca Bush James Marape skipped the meeting last year in protest but will attend Cop30 due to ‘encouraging signs’ on climate finance. Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape says developed nations are ‘ready to deliver on climate finance’ ahead of the Cop30 summit in Belém, Brazil. Photograph: Godfreeman Kaptigau Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, has criticised Cop climate summits as “long on talk and short on action” but will attend the upcoming meet
The Guardian
Nov 8
Cultural Genocide and the Kurdish Struggle in Iran
By Michał Jagielski Protesters hold up a placard reading "Stop Execution in Iran" as they take part in a rally in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 22, 2022. Iran executed four Kurds by hanging on Jan. 29, 2024, having found them guilty of charges of collaborating with Israel. Photograph: AFP The Kurds, along with other ethnic minorities in Iran, have been suffering from systemic attempts by the state to limit their autonomy and forcefully assimilate them into the dominant Iranian cultur
Genocide Watch
Nov 7
Marginalization of the Baloch in Iran
By Michał Jagielski Protesters marching in Zahedan city, Sistan and Baluchistan province. Photograph: UGC/AFP Sistan and Balochistan Province has been the victim of persistent attempts by the Iranian regime to oppress the Baloch and limit their capacity for mobilization. The events and policies described in this report are not isolated instances of ethnic persecution, but rather a strategy created to eradicate the Baloch. Tehran frames its policies as a response to the percei
Genocide Watch
Nov 7
