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UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia

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“The incident reports that we see coming out of Ethiopia are deeply disturbing and constitute a call for action,” said Alice Wairimu Nderitu. “I want to particularly draw the attention of the global...
Human Rights

UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

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After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, and the Netherlands were elected...
Human Rights

UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia

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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 principles and the...
Health

OHCHR and WHO launched guidelines to end mistreatment in mental health services

Juan Sanchez Gil -
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 "Guidance and Practice for...
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Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

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Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or none at all – UN Secretary-General said on Monday
Human Rights

Why do we treat people as property of their tyrants?

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By Hasanboy Burhanov - Founder of the political opposition movement Erkin O'zbekiston (Free Uzbekistan) On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist, was killed by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi...
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Germany: Bavaria and the return of religious cleansing in the EU

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You may be surprised that a “democratic” country like Germany, with the past we know, would engage in a religious cleansing today. Who wouldn’t be? Nevertheless, as hard as it is to believe it,...
Human Rights

Nobel Peace Prize choice of Narges Mohammadi highlights ‘courage and determination’ of Iranian women

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The Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi underscores the “courage and determination” of the women of Iran, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said...
Europe

Human rights breaches in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt

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The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights breaches in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt.
America

Experiment: A project in Denver gave away $1,000 to vulnerable people, what were the results?

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Six months later, most of the beneficiaries of the project were higher off It would not essentially purchase happiness, however each private expertise and scientific analysis present that when individuals have extra money, they're extra...
Human Rights

Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations

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In 2022, the UN verified 27,180 instances of grave violations targeting children – use in conflict, killing and maiming, rape and sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools, and denial of humanitarian assistance, said...
Human Rights

Ukraine: Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations

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It reveals the lethal toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukrainian civilians, with nearly six individuals killed and 20 wounded on common each single day between February and July of this 12 months. “In just...
Europe

ODIHR will address, together with experts, Anti-Religious Hate Crimes in a side event

Juan Sanchez Gil -
The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will be organizing a side event called "Addressing Anti-Religious Hate Crime in the OSCE Area." This event is scheduled to take place on October...
Human Rights

Women and girls continue to be killed, based on gender alone

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“Women and girls continue to be killed on the basis of their sex and gender, rendered more vulnerable to femicide when being women and girls intersect with other grounds or identities,” said Reem...
Human Rights

Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn

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The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia said it was vital independent investigators continue to review the country’s dire human rights situation.”“We are gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia and...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: ‘Competing’ efforts to rebuild Derna, Myanmar mines threat, schools shut in Burkina Faso

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Abdoulaye Bathily, who is also UN Special Representative, said that plans floated by different institutions and leaders for reconstruction, run the risk of deepening the existing rift between the internationally recognized Government and...
Human Rights

We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief

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Speaking to reporters in Geneva on her first official day as head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope said that migrants were “people first” who should not be seen as...
Human Rights

Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns

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In a statement concluding a 12-day visit there, the UN expert group said that reforms including the transition to an accusatory criminal procedure, adherence to international human rights laws and introduction of a...
Africa

The Perpetrators as Prosecutors: A Haunting Paradox in the Amhara Genocide and the Imperative of Transitional Justice

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In the heart of Africa, where vibrant cultures and diverse communities have thrived for centuries, a silent nightmare unfolds. The Amhara Genocide, a brutal and horrific episode in Ethiopia's history, remains largely obscured from...
Europe

Germany – EU country with the highest number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum

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Germany is the EU country where the largest number of unaccompanied children from Syria and Afghanistan seek asylum
Human Rights

Protecting older persons’ rights benefit everyone: UN chief

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In a message commemorating Sunday’s International Day of Older Persons, the UN chief underscored the pervasive issue of ageism in society and the vulnerability of older persons in the face of crises such...
Human Rights

How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy

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“Costa Rican society does not teach us that there are indigenous people in this country,” she said. “It is a form of discrimination, making the existence of indigenous peoples invisible.” ...
Human Rights

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities

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The latest report from the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since 3 November 2020 – the start date of the armed conflict...
Human Rights

Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists

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On Thursday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, an acclaimed climate activist and former World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) employee, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $4,100 after being convicted for...
Human Rights

Human rights defenders face harsh reprisals for partnering with UN

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Among the growing trends noted in the report was the increase in people choosing not to cooperate with the UN due to concerns for their safety, or only doing so if kept anonymous.Victims...
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