Mexico’s government vowed on Monday to identify thousands of human remains that have accumulated in morgues and mass graves during more than a decade of gang violence and stirred anger among bereaved families. The government said it would initially commit 400 million pesos ($21 million) to work through the backlog, including updating forensic databases, establishing […]
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UN: Nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home
A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from last year and an overall total that would amount to the world’s 20th most populous country. The annual “Global Trends” report released by the UN High […]
Guatemalans see polls as chance to emerge from violence, corruption
Wearied by corruption and violence, Guatemalans head to the polls on Sunday reeling from a campaign that saw two leading presidential candidates barred from running and a top electoral official forced to flee the country. Gang violence, poverty and the US-bound migrant caravans they cause have dominated campaigning in Central America’s most populous country, with […]
Syria uses familiar tactic in rebel Idlib: Bombing civilians
The father could hardly bear seeing his 18-month-old daughter’s panic every time the Syrian government warplanes flew over their home. Every day for a month, she ran to him to hide in his arms, tearful and breathless. Abdurrahim had refused to flee his hometown throughout years of violence, and he was determined to hold out […]
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence
Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre. People who have broken certain rules, including those against “dangerous organizations and individuals,” will be restricted from using the Facebook Live streaming feature, said vice president of integrity Guy Rosen. “Following […]
Speakers caution against attempts to stoke unrest by misusing cyberspace
Speakers at a seminar here on Wednesday said that a fifth generation hybrid war has been imposed on the country by using the cyberspace which is affecting the minds of the youth through a storm of narratives and different ideologies. The seminar titled ‘Surf Safely to Save the Next Generation’ was organised by the Rifah […]
Violence in our courtrooms
Violence in our courtrooms, particularly by lawyers appearing before the subordinate judiciary, has become commonplace in the Punjab. Lawyers are on record having misbehaved with the chief justice of the Lahore High Court. They are known to have gone on rampage on the premises of the superior courts. In the last week of April, an […]
Roots of violence
Sir: Violence of all kind whether it is of ethnic, religious or territorial has emerged across the world since a decade. The most recent series of bomb blasts in Sri Lanka that claim more than 350 lives and other several hundred wounded is not surprise for the region. In retrospect, almost 70 people were perished […]
Germany struggles in UN push to address sexual violence in conflicts
A German-led bid to step up efforts to combat sexual violence in conflicts has run into resistance at the UN Security Council, diplomats said Wednesday, just days before Nobel laureate Nadia Murad is to appear before the UN body to issue a call for justice. Germany is pushing for the adoption of a draft resolution […]
Sanam Saeed supports the domestic abuse victim
Many known men and women came out in support of the domestic abuse victim Asam Aziz and one of them was Sanam Saeed who said that an old dance video doesn’t justify the brutal tortured her husband inflicted on her. Sanam Saeed’s tweet went viral in which she defended the victim of abuse and also […]