Keywords: Violence


Abu Dhabi Declaration calls for coordinated global response to cybercrime

The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has placed the rapidly changing nature of cybercrime and technology-enabled criminal activity at the centre of the international debate, with member states adopting the Abu Dhabi Declaration as a framework for stronger cooperation. The......

Israel-US ambassador’s son injured in West Bank checkpoint attack

The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States was critically wounded Wednesday in a car-ramming incident at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, adding to a recent surge in violence across the territory. Neria Leiter, a reservist in the Israeli military, was seriously injured when a vehicle......

Morocco calls for stronger safeguards against technology-facilitated violence in Geneva

Morocco has called for stronger human rights protections in the development and use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, highlighting the growing risks faced by women and girls in online spaces. Speaking in Geneva on Thursday during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights......

At least 11 killed in shooting at house party near Durban

At least 11 people were killed and three others injured after three armed men opened fire during a house party in KwaMakhutha township, about 30 kilometres south of Durban, South Africa, police said. The attack took place late Tuesday night, sending investigators on a manhunt for the suspected gunmen. According......

Israel clashes with Macron over West Bank remarks at UN

A new diplomatic dispute has erupted between Israel and France after President Emmanuel Macron addressed the situation in the West Bank and Gaza during the United Nations General Assembly, prompting a sharp response from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Netanyahu’s office described......

Turkey school shooting leaves 11 wounded as suspect is arrested in Manisa

At least 11 people were wounded after gunfire broke out near a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu, in Turkey’s western Manisa province, on Tuesday. Two of the injured were reported to be in serious condition, while security forces arrested the suspected shooter shortly after the incident. The......

Tenth woman’s body found in Gauteng as police investigate string of deaths

South African police have opened an investigation after the body of an unidentified young woman was discovered in a dam in Moroka, Soweto, adding to growing concern over a series of deaths involving women in Gauteng. The body was found at around 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, in a dam in the Moroka......

Zimbabwean beauty queen among nine women found dead in Ekurhuleni

South African police are investigating the deaths of nine women whose bodies have been discovered in different parts of Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, since July. Among the victims is 28-year-old Zimbabwean beauty queen Gracias Nkomo, whose remains were formally identified by her family after being......

Peru: Journalist and Regional Candidate Shot Dead During Campaign

Susy Aponte, a journalist and candidate in the regional elections in Peru, was shot dead while campaigning in a market in Caraz, in the Áncash region. The attack also left five others injured. A Venezuelan national has been arrested by the police. A Candidate Shot During Campaigning Susy Aponte, 44......