Author: Wilfred Thomas Chirayath

The World Food Programme has resumed operations in Sudan despite security risks, to provide vital assistance to vulnerable communities facing severe food insecurity due to the ongoing conflict between rival military groups. The situation in Sudan is reaching a breaking point as the humanitarian crisis deepens, with an urgent need for increased funding to support relief efforts and a peaceful resolution to the conflict. El Geneina: Sudan is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis, as millions of people are pushed into hunger due to the ongoing conflict between rival military groups. The World Food Programme (WFP), which provides vital assistance to…

A faith-based clinic argued that this provision violated their constitutional right to religious freedom, and a U.S. District Court judge initially issued a temporary restraining order in their favour but later decided not to issue a longer-term injunction against the law. In recent months, Colorado passed a bill aimed at protecting reproductive rights. However, one aspect of the bill faced opposition from a faith-based clinic, which argued that it violated their constitutional right to religious freedom. Abortion Reversal: A Controversial Practice Specifically, the provision in question pertains to healthcare providers who prescribe progesterone to reverse medication-induced abortions and subjects them…

An Algerian was placed in administrative detention for security concerns before being returned to Algeria, which did not violate the Convention. There were no violations of Article 5 § 1 (f) and § 4 (right to liberty and security/right to a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention) of the European Convention on Human Rights, nor were there any violations of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment). Rome: The seven bench judges of the chamber presided by Arnfinn Bårdsen adjudicated application no. 43966/19 N.M. v. Belgium filed by the Affaire N. M on 14 August 2019. The applicant…

The thirteen-member independent expert committee unanimously ruled that France had violated provisions in the European Social Charter promulgated by Council of Europe. The committee delivered the verdict based on the merits of Complaint No. 168/2018 filed by the European Disability Forum (EDF) and Inclusion Europe against France. Strasbourg: The thirteen-member independent expert committee of social rights, assisted by Henrik Kristensen and constituted under Article 25 of the European Social Charter, pronounced its judgment in the 330th session held on April 17, 2024. On 17 April, the European Committee on Social Rights of the Council of Europe declared a decision stating…

The UN Secretary-General has condemned the deaths of three staff members who were engaged in humanitarian aid operations in Sudan. He assured that justice would be served for those who were martyred. Kabkabiya: according to a statement by the Executive Director, Ms. Cindy McCain, of the World Food Programme (WFP), the staff were attacked during the conflicts between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region. The attack occurred while the staff were engaged in duties related to the global hunger crisis. Ms. Cindy McCain stated that operations in Sudan had been temporarily halted while…