Geneva, May 29 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday called for more robust measures by both states and tech companies to make online platforms safer for children, and insisted on effective regulation, oversight, and accountability. “The digital world that connects children to learning, community and creativity also exposes them to real risks to their safety, privacy and wellbeing,” Turk said in a statement.He added that online harms to children’s safety, priva…
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Kabul, May 25 (IANS) The Taliban commission for refugees stated on Monday that Pakistan deported as many as 4,237 Afghan immigrants on Sunday, local media reported.Previously, 4,590 Afghans were deported through the Torkham crossing on Thursday, followed by 4,398 on Friday and 4,142 on Saturday.According to the Taliban commission for refugees, the migrants who were deported on Sunday entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern province of Kandahar.355 individuals …
United Nations, May 12 (IANS) Airstrikes and drone attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur states have killed dozens of civilians, including women and children, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday (local time) said its local sources reported that on Friday, strikes in South Kordofan and North Kordofan states killed at least 26 civilians. Armed clashes and additional airstrikes were also reported around El Obeid and the town of Ba…