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UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia
The United Nations extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, an independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for a further year.
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UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
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UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia
Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, also said that the hereditary succession to power raised serious concerns with respect to human rights, democratic…
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OHCHR and WHO launched guidelines to end mistreatment in mental health services
In anticipation of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) have jointly introduced today a guidance titled…
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