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WHO: New guidance on treating complications due to unsafe abortion
New insights into quality of care for girls and women facing medical complications due to unsafe abortion were published on Wednesday by the UN health agency and partners.
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Switzerland must urgently confront anti-Black racism, UN experts say
BERN (26 January 2022) – People of African descent in Switzerland experience racial discrimination in various aspects of their lives, UN human rights experts found after visiting the country. “Racial…
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EU adopts Human Rights priorities for 2022 at UN fora
Human rights: EU adopts conclusions on EU priorities in United Nations human rights fora in 2022 The Council today approved conclusions on the EU’s priorities in UN human rights fora…
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Anti-war Jehovah’s Witnesses claim some Nazi-time archives from Germany
Germany: Property of archives in a German military museum claimed by anti-war Jehovah’s Witnesses As reported by The New York Times on 25 January, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany are seeking to obtain…
Economy
EU should crack down on breaches of the rule of law
Disbursement of EU funds, including the Recovery Fund, must be tied to respect for the rule of law in all Member States. Systematic deficiencies in the rule of law always…
Europe
In France, the National Assembly denounces the genocide on the Uyghurs
The French National Assembly adopted on Thursday, January 20, in an open vote, a resolution denouncing the ongoing "genocide" of the Uyghurs, the Muslim minority of Xinjiang persecuted by the…
Europe
EU gives birth to the first union’s Asylum Agency
New EU Agency for Asylum starts work with reinforced mandate The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) replaces the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) with more tools to support Member…
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Turkey – a domestic violence aid application
More than 3 million women in Turkey have downloaded a domestic violence aid application It provides assistance by directing security forces in cases of domestic violence minutes after the signal…
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EGYPT: Jehovah’s Witnesses banned since 1960 call upon the UN Human Rights Committee
On the occasion of the upcoming 134th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (28 February – 25 March 2022), the African Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (AAJW) and the European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses…
Health
Some US states have chased Instagram because of the impact on children
A group of US states is investigating how Instagram attracts and treats children and whether it poses a potential risk to them. The group, made up of both Democrats and…