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Human Rights
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...
Human Rights
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...
Human Rights
The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued the warning at the conclusion of a mission to the Africa Union (AU) headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.South Sudan gained...
FORB
In Warsaw on October 13 2025, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its updated hate crime training manuals for police and prosecutors, building on twenty...
Africa
With the conflict in Sudan, which began in 2023, on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in recent days, a legal case has also been filed before the International Criminal Court...
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A coalition of non-governmental organizations has sounded the alarm ahead of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s 70th session (CSW70) about compounded gender-based violence and freedom of...
Books
Korruption – Wenn Eigennutz vor Gemeinwohl steht by Thomas and David Schirrmacher is a concise yet profoundly informative examination of corruption as a global, systemic problem. In clear and accessible...
Human Rights
This follows reports that at least 53 civilians were killed and more than 60 injured by members of the Rapid Support Forces militia, the RSF, between 5 and 8 October...
