UN reports spike in violence, deaths on ...

GENEVA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Friday reported a spike of violence and displacement in March on the Niger-Nigerian border with attacks o

UN condemns violence targeting individua...

UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution that strongly condemns continuing violence and acts of terrorism targeting individuals, including persons belon

S.African president vows to prosecute pe...

CAPE TOWN, April 1 (Xinhua) -- President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday vowed to bring to book the perpetrators of the current spate of violence against foreigners. While condemning the violence, Ramaphos

Slovak parliament rejects ratification o...

BRATISLAVA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Slovak parliament has rejected the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul C

Japan's domestic violence cases, anti-st...

The number of reported domestic violence cases rose to a record high in Japan in 2018, which marks the 15th successive year the figure has increased since record keeping began, the National Police Ag

Spotlight: Japan's reported domestic vio...

TOKYO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of reported domestic violence cases rose to a record high in Japan in 2018, which marks the 15th successive year the figure has increased since record keeping b

OIC FMs meet over anti-Muslim violence

ISTANBUL, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states are meeting in Istanbul on Friday over how to respond to hatred speeches, violence

Egypt court upholds jail terms against 2...

CAIRO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's top Court of Cassation upheld on Thursday jail terms varying from three to 25 years against 262 loyalists of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group over violence. T

Emergency meeting on anti-Muslim violenc...

ANKARA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- An emergency meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held on Friday in Istanbul to discuss rising anti-Muslim violence following mosque terror attack

Thousands in Croatia rally against domes...

ZAGREB, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday in Croatia against domestic violence following a recent tragic case on the Adriatic island of Pag where a father threw his fou