Saudi Arabia commutes three death sentences, and UN experts urge dropping the charges |
Five UN human rights experts Named The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s decision to re-sentence Ali al-Nimr, Daoud Al-Marhoun and Abdullah
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Nigeria: Traumatized and abducted schoolchildren in need of rehabilitation – independent human rights experts |
In an alert issued on the sidelines Human Rights CouncilThe 46th session in Geneva, more than a dozen independent experts
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Interview: Women Activists Who Aim to Make History in Vanuatu Politics |
Anthia Arukula, the political advisor to the government of Vanuatu, plans to become the first member of parliament in the
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Human rights experts condemn the ongoing demolitions of a Palestinian Bedouin village |
Michael Link, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the
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Environmental racism must end in “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana, according to UN human rights experts
Originally called “farm country,” located in southern Louisiana along the Lower Mississippi River where enslaved Africans were forced to work,
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Rights experts say Russia is responsible for poisoning Navalny |
Special Rapporteurs Agnes Callamard and Irene Khan believed the politician had been poisoned to send a “clear and sinister warning”
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The fate of “tens of thousands” of civilian detainees in Syria remains unclear |
according to The Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab RepublicThousands more were subjected to torture, sexual violence, or death
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Bangladesh: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for a transparent investigation into the death of the writer, and a review of the law under which he was accused
The writer, Mushtaq Ahmed, died on February 25, after being transferred to the prison hospital for treatment. The authorities announced
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What is happening in Haiti, where the political crisis continues?
Haiti is in the midst of a political crisis. Opposition leaders are contesting the mandate of President Juvenil Moise, who
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Myanmar: The UN Human Rights Office condemns the escalation of violence in the bloodiest day of the protests yet |
More than 30 protesters were injured as police and military forces used live ammunition with a less-lethal force against crowds
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USA: Rights experts call for reforms to end police brutality and systemic racism |
Affected communities must be involved in shaping these reforms, they added, which include shifting funding from the police to alternative
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High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that the pandemic is pushing people “to fall further behind”
Delivery a Global update to me Human Rights CouncilMichelle Bachelet said people everywhere are excluded not only from development, but
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The United Nations envoy: the removal of democratic processes in Myanmar, and the ambassador condemns the coup |
Speaking at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the Myanmar crisis, Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgner said, “I
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The High Commissioner for Human Rights warns of deteriorating human rights conditions in Belarus |
In comments to the Geneva Forum on Thursday, he said High Commissioner The human rights organization confirmed that the restrictions
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Independent UN experts ‘terror’ of deportation of migrants to Myanmar, in defiance of court order |
The Malaysian immigration authorities said in statement Wednesday. In defiance of the Supreme Court order in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian authorities
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Recovery from Epidemics Offers a Historic Opportunity to Ensure Human Rights for All: Guterres
Secretary General of the United Nations directed Ambassadors exactly one year after its release A call to action for human
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Experts accuse Iran of violating human rights by shooting down a Ukrainian Airlines plane |
Agnes Callamard The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executionsAnd Jaweed Rahman, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights
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United Nations human rights experts call on the United States to address the continuing violations of the Guantánamo military prison
This should include investigations into allegations of torture and other ill-treatment at the facility, which was established to house foreign
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United Nations report: “An alarming rise” in Afghan civilian casualties after the start of peace talks
In their annual business Annual Report to Protect Civilians in Afghanistan in Armed ConflictUnited Nations Office of the High Commissioner
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The UN Secretary-General said to the Myanmar military: “There is no place” for coups in today’s world
On the opening day of the new session of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres
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From the field: Focusing a lens on courage, despair and hope |
Father plays with his daughter during Covid-19 Pandemic in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Written by Constanza Portnoy People sleep in harsh
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Secretary-General condemns the lethal use of force against protesters in Myanmar
United nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres He spoke against the use of force against peaceful protesters, and urged a return to
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Human Rights Watch again exposes India’s ugly face to the world and stated BJP government’s actions have stoked communal hatred, created deep fissures in society
Author: Muhammad Sajjad Munir New York (HRW): Human Rights Watch again exposes India’s ugly face to the world. Human Rights
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Photojournalist Noosheen Jafari sentenced for a 4-Year Prison
Tehran (HRW): On February 16, 2021, the Intelligence Organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested Nooshin Jafari, an Iranian
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The United Nations: Malnutrition in Tigray is ‘extremely critical’, and response is very poor
Reports from aid workers in the conflict-affected region of Ethiopia indicate high rates of acute malnutrition as insecurity, bureaucracy and
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