UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefits of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

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Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – which the UN initiative behind it describes as a tribute to the power of “edutainment”.    A new report, conducted…

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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts

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State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.  In an alert, the Commission on Human…

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Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn

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The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned.  Among the rights at risk from increasing speculation…

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Netanyahu’s Twilight Spurred Attorney General to Back Ban on Criminal Defendants Serving as PM

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Avichai Mendelblit believes Netanyahu's actions as prime minister justify the legislation proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit was convinced to throw his weight behind a bill…

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