Internet shutdowns impact human rights, economy, and day to day life

June 25, 2022

UN NEWS—The dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns of the internet on people’s lives and human rights are vastly underestimated, the UN human rights office warns in a report released on Thursday. When major communication channels and networks are slowed down or blocked, this means thousands, even

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Violence against indigenous women, ‘legacy of colonialism’ rooted in racism

June 22, 2022

UN NEWS—Indigenous women and girls face grave, systematic, and continuous acts of violence that permeate every aspect of their lives, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Wednesday in a hard hitting report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva “This violence is rooted in historic and unequal