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Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission
Human Rights
The Russian military’s actions amount to two crimes against humanity, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine’s report states – firstly of “murder and of forcible transfer of population” and secondly,…
Human Rights
Presenting the Commission of Inquiry’s latest report, Navi Pillay said the findings were based on a legal analysis conducted under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime…
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Mariana Katzarova said in a new report to the UN General Assembly that over the past three years “thousands have been imprisoned on politically motivated charges, including treason, espionage, extremism and terrorism,…
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The agency has received reports of summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last Sudanese military government stronghold of El Fasher – with indications of ethnic motivations for…
Europe
On 25 October 2025, sixty‑five countries signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, marking the first universal treaty to combat offences such as ransomware, online child abuse and the non‑consensual sharing of intimate…
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Ajith Sunghay said on Tuesday that “settler violence has skyrocketed in scale and frequency, with the acquiescence, support, and in many cases participation, of Israeli security forces – and always…
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At a time when women were already banned from attending schools and universities, Radio Femme has played a crucial role in providing alternative methods of education. It offers a rare…
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Last week, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted formal charges in two cases connected to alleged abuses at the Task Force for Interrogation Cell and the Joint Interrogation Cell,…
Human Rights
In presenting his annual report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Volker Türk highlighted that surveys consistently show that people worldwide overwhelmingly support the values that underpin human…
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Millions face worsening hunger as the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that six of its critical operations are on the brink of collapse due to severe funding shortages. The…
