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Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites
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Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave sites

A team from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria visited former prisons and detention centres, including the notorious Sednaya and the Military Intelligence Branch 235 prisons.It is…

22 December 2024 · 3 min read

Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed
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Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed

Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement that it represents a fundamental attack on women’s rights. The legislation, which applies to children as young as 12, combines…

15 December 2024 · 3 min read

Shaping human rights for all
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Shaping human rights for all

Few documents have had as profound and enduring an impact on global governance as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN Photo/Albert González Farran People return to their home village of…

12 December 2024 · 1 min read

Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch
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Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch

Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where needs are greatest - and how much funding is needed to help some of the…

4 December 2024 · 1 min read