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‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
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Human Rights

‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief

Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the past but they “must also examine the present...

29 January 2025 · 2 min read

‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated
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Human Rights

‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated

More than 15 months on from the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, António Guterres said the UN will continue doing its “utmost to ensure it leads to the...

28 January 2025 · 6 min read

Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime
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Human Rights

Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime

The findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria detail crimes against humanity and war crimes that left a legacy of trauma for countless Syrians, representing some of...

27 January 2025 · 4 min read