India: ICRC at world physical rehabilitation congress

New Delhi (ICRC) – A 30-member delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in Hyderabad to participate in the 14th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), which is taking place from 4 to 7 February. The aim of the four-day event is to promote the sharing and learning of the latest advances in prosthetic and orthotic care in order to provide disabled people with the best options for rehabilitation. This is the first time the ISPO world congress has been held in India.

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

~	UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza

~	UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state

~	Protecting indigenous peoples' rights 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018

~	DR Congo: UN report indicates Government participation in ethnic massacres in Kasai

~	ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action