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‘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

Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust
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Human Rights

Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust

A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that for every person they saved, many more would…

26 January 2025 · 6 min read

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
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Human Rights

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home confinement, allowing him to receive proper medical care…

26 January 2025 · 3 min read