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‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
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Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to be rebuffed again by gangs.And at all stages of this…
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She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence, her future uncertain, and her rights still in grave…
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As of 31 May 2025, 4.28 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a result of the Russian war against Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU, Eurostat reported.…
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They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system.The sanctions were announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday…
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Adopted with 116 votes in favour, 12 abstentions and 2 against (Israel and United States), the resolution highlighted the multifaceted crises confronting Afghanistan nearly four years after the Taliban’s return…
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“I have survived a genocide,” said Munira Subašić, whose youngest son – her favourite – and 21 other family members were murdered in the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre.“And the world…
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Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani cited Kenyan police reports of at least 11 deaths, 52 injured police officers, and 567 arrests. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights reported slightly different…
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Digital technologies have the potential to drive progress and strengthen rights, including connecting people, improving access to health and education, and much more.But the pace of their evolution also poses…
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Escalating conflict in UkraineIn an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, reported a sharp escalation in hostilities in Ukraine.Civilian casualties have surged, with April to…
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Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have taken or are considering steps to withdraw from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel…
