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‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism
Human Rights
“Africa is a continent of boundless energy and possibility. But for too long, the colossal injustices inflicted by enslavement, the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism have been left unacknowledged and…
Human Rights
“Russian armed forces have committed the crimes against humanity of murder and the war crimes of attacking civilians, through a months-long pattern of drone attacks targeting civilians on the right…
Human Rights
Unverified footage from Rafah where the privately-run but Israeli military-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is based showed scenes of panic with crowds of people rushing in different directions, while others carried…
Human Rights
Published ahead of the Human Rights Council’s upcoming session, the report highlighted the worsening situation since the military coup in 2021, which derailed Myanmar’s democratic transition and ignited widespread armed…
Human Rights
The majority of those killed and injured were in major cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv, or in populated areas in other regions.Meanwhile, large numbers of long-range drones launched…
Asia
Human Rights Without Frontiers (Brussels) urges French President Macron during his visit in Singapore this week to ask for the release of eight young Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned as conscientious objectors…
Human Rights
At least 75 civilians have been killed in hostilities between the national army (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) – which is both a political party and…
Human Rights
According to the UN mission, the overnight assault from Saturday into Sunday – one of the largest of its kind since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 – resulted in…
Africa
This week saw atrocities committed during the two-year long war in Sudan under the spotlight in both Washington DC and London. In the US, the State Department notified Congress yesterday…
Europe
In a society increasingly aware of mental health issues, the line between treatment and coercion remains disturbingly blurred — especially in Italy, where a decades-old reform has been both praised…
