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Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion
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Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion

Covering the period of September to November 2024, the report describes intensified Russian attacks on populated areas, deliberate strikes on energy infrastructure, and efforts to restrict fundamental rights.“Behind each of…

21 January 2025 · 3 min read

Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
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Human Rights

Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

Read our story here:When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the Viet Nam conflict, the civil rights…

20 January 2025 · 4 min read

‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs
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‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs

The measure, issued by the de facto Ministry of Economy on 26 December, enforces a two-year-old decree prohibiting women from working with both national and international NGOs. In his statement, Mr.…

20 January 2025 · 2 min read

Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage
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Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage

In November, following several failed attempts, politicians of all stripes approved a bill to overhaul legislation that has been in effect since 1887, reflecting a deep-rooted practice that violates the…

20 January 2025 · 3 min read

World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats
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World News in Brief: Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats

Regina De Dominicis – who also heads the agency’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office – issued her plea for action after another small boat sank off the coast of…

19 January 2025 · 4 min read