UN rights chief calls for investigation into 'landscape of horror' in DR Congo's Kasai provinces
Jun 21, 2017, at 03:44 pm
New York, June 21(Just Earth News): Detailing “harrowing reports†of killings, mutilation and entire villages destroyed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive Kasai provinces, the top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent international investigation into the widespread rights violations and abuses there.
UNESCO urges investigation into murder of award-winning Mexican journalist
May 17, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 17(Just Earth News): Following the killing of award-winning Mexican journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas, the head of the United Nations cultural agency on Tuesday encouraged the country’s authorities to move quickly to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure the killing does not go unpunished.
Toronto Police board approves ‘carding’ for data retention
Nov 19, 2016, at 04:20 am
Toronto, Nov 18 (IBNS): Toronto Police Service (TPS) board on Wednesday approved the new policy on the debated practice known as “carding†in spite of criticism from activists who had been disputing with the retention of historic carding data.
Multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga kills one and injures 14
Nov 15, 2016, at 04:29 am
Mississauga, Nov 14 (IBNS): The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a multi-vehicle collision that left one person dead and 14 others injured on Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Boulevard in Mississauga on Sunday, media reports said.
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Gravely concerned about allegations of rape and sexual assault of women and girls in Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar following recent border attacks, Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict called on Friday on the Government to ensure that an impartial and effective investigation is conducted into the alleged incidents.
Missing vehicle and 2 dead bodies recovered from Toronto pond
Nov 10, 2016, at 02:23 am
Mississauga, Nov. 9 (IBNS): Peel Police confirmed Tuesday evening that the car found in Mississauga pond is the same vehicle with two missing brothers which were last seen operating.