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Singapore, Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty
Experts appointed called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, the Government’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related crimes.
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UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta
“The international community’s response to the crisis in Myanmar is failing, and that failure has contributed to a lethal downward spiral that is devastating the lives of millions of people,”…
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“Free Uzbekistan” Report to the 23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
By Hasanboy Burhanov, founder of the political opposition movement Erkin O'zbekiston (Free Uzbekistan). A report in English, distributed to the participants of the 23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking…
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China: ‘Vocational training’ programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
“Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been ‘transferred’ from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through a programme described as voluntary, but in practice…
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New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the Public Order Bill “deeply troubling legislation”, after it completed its passage through parliament on Wednesday. “It is especially worrying that…
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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN
The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries and…
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The fight against Disinformation and propaganda
A conference entitled "The fight against Disinformation and propaganda " was organized at the European Parliament on April 24th 2023 by EPP group with the participation of human rights organizations…
Africa
South African Christian Minister is using Scientology to help fight violence against women
Bishop Daniel Matebesi's discovery of the Scientology Tools for Life gave him faith that he could assist in bringing about social change in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, April…
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New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline
"Closing the digital divide between girls and boys is about more than just having access to the internet and technology. It's about empowering girls to become innovators, creators, and leaders," said UNICEF Director of Education Robert…
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Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians
Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent latest deadly attack on civilians, where score of people are killed in a village