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‘You can’t even face your own parents’, cyberbullying victim tells Human Rights Council
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‘You can’t even face your own parents’, cyberbullying victim tells Human Rights Council

According to findings from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 130 million students worldwide experience bullying, which has been exacerbated by the spread of digital technologies. UNICEF estimates that one in…

27 September 2023 · 3 min read

Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk
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Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk

“Each day, the people of Myanmar are enduring horrifying attacks, flagrant human rights violations and the crumbling of their livelihoods and hopes,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human…

27 September 2023 · 3 min read

UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region
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UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region

Some 19,000 refugees have reportedly left the Karabakh Economic Region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including many elderly people, women and children.  UNHCR Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo called on all sides to…

27 September 2023 · 3 min read

World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro
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World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro

UNICEF Representative in Mali, Pierre Ngom, told reporters in Geneva that dozens of children have been killed this month alone by non-State armed groups in the north and centre of…

26 September 2023 · 4 min read

Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
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Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, presented its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, which covers the period from January 2020…

26 September 2023 · 3 min read

Ukraine: war crimes by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report
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Ukraine: war crimes by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their report

26 September 2023 · 4 min read

Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
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Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

The members of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) issued the appeal after concluding their first visit to the State of Palestine, conducted from 10 to 21 September.Daniel Fink, who headed…

25 September 2023 · 2 min read

World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights
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World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights

Addressing the opening of the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna on Monday, Mr. Grossi said that 53 missions mobilizing more than 100 agency staff have been deployed as part of…

25 September 2023 · 3 min read

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’
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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-5), organized by UN environment programme UNEP and hosted by Germany, kicks off in Bonn on Monday.“ICCM-5 is expected to…

23 September 2023 · 2 min read

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women
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World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

The World Health Organization’s representative to the DRC, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, warned that in six eastern provinces, health facilities have been set alight, health workers killed and others face…

22 September 2023 · 5 min read