Philippines: UN Rights Body Fails to Act
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council dealt victims of human rights violations in the Philippines a serious blow
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Palestine Dispute
UN Rights Body Should Debate Xinjiang Report
This week the credibility of the United Nations Human Rights Council is on the line over an extraordinarily modest request:
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Ukraine: Three Men’s Bodies Found in Forest
(Kyiv, October 4, 2022) – Russian-affiliated forces unlawfully detained and apparently killed at least three civilian men, then dumped their
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Liberia: US War Crimes Ambassador’s Visit
(Monrovia) – The United States government should stand with victims of civil wars-era crimes in Liberia by signaling its support for a war
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Honduras: Select Supreme Court Based on Merit
(Washington, DC) – Honduras should select the members of the new Supreme Court for their qualifications, experience, and integrity, Human
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Guinea Stadium Trial to Resume
Exactly thirteen years after Guinea’s security forces massacred peaceful protesters in a stadium, those accused of being responsible went on
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Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children
In 2019, a colleague and I interviewed dozens of children in northeast Nigeria who had been detained in horrific conditions
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Conflict Leaves Children without Education
Kayirgul is a bright 9-year-old elementary school student from Ak-Sai village in southern Kyrgyzstan. Her village was one of the
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UN Rights Body Rules Australia Failed to Protect from Climate Change
The United Nations Human Rights Committee on September 23 found that the Australian government had violated the rights of Indigenous
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Fictitious Annexation Follows ‘Voting’ at Gunpoint
Vladimir Putin has just signed a document claiming to annex four Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson
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