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Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
Human Rights
In its annual report released on Tuesday, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said it had made “important progress” documenting crimes and identifying those responsible, including commanders of security…
Human Rights
An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures.Without proper safeguards, AI risks harming Indigenous rights through inequitable distribution of the groundbreaking technology, environmental damage…
Human Rights
Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning that the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan is…
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On August 6, 2025, during a debate in the Komsomolsky District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory, the prosecutor requested punishment of 10 Jehovah's Witnesses. Believers Mikhail Dorofeev, Nikolai Kovadnev and…
Europe
Switzerland and Germany are the latest European countries to see politicians voicing concerns about the influence and reach of the Muslim Brotherhood. Recent weeks have seen prominent Swiss politican Jacqueline de Quattro demand a France-style investigation into the…
Human Rights
The British government has confirmed its intention to repeal the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act, which criminalises sleeping outdoors and currently affects homeless people in England and Wales, the UK government said…
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In an age marked by overlapping crises - from armed conflicts and ideological extremism to ethical breakdowns in public discourse - a need to return to the essence of words…
Human Rights
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians were killed by M23 fighters, aided by members of the Rwanda Defence…
Human Rights
Between the beginning of April and the end of June, armed violence in Haiti has killed 1,520 people and injured 609 more, according to a new report on human rights…
Human Rights
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday urged Angolan authorities to conduct prompt, thorough and independent investigations into the deaths as well as the…
