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United Nations, Omar Harfouch accused Lebanon to be “an anti-Semitic, discriminatory, and racist country”

Lahcen Hammouch -
Geneva, 26 September 2023 - The United Nations Human Rights Council, in its 54th Regular Session held today, heard a riveting speech from Omar Harfouch, a renowned Lebanese pianist, during its 24th meeting. Born a...
Human Rights

Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk

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“Each day, the people of Myanmar are enduring horrifying attacks, flagrant human rights violations and the crumbling of their livelihoods and hopes,” said Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.He was briefing...
Human Rights

UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region

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Some 19,000 refugees have reportedly left the Karabakh Economic Region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including many elderly people, women and children.  UNHCR Spokesperson Shabia Mantoo called on all sides to protect civilians and...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro

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UNICEF Representative in Mali, Pierre Ngom, told reporters in Geneva that dozens of children have been killed this month alone by non-State armed groups in the north and centre of the country. An attack...
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Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn

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Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, presented its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, which covers the period from January 2020 to August this...
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Ukraine: war crimes by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report

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Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their report
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Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

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The members of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) issued the appeal after concluding their first visit to the State of Palestine, conducted from 10 to 21 September.Daniel Fink, who headed the delegation, said...
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World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights

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Addressing the opening of the IAEA’s General Conference in Vienna on Monday, Mr. Grossi said that 53 missions mobilizing more than 100 agency staff have been deployed as part of a continued presence...
Asia

Over 2000 homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses searched in 6 years in Russia

Willy Fautre -
Discover the shocking reality faced by Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Over 2,000 homes searched, 400 jailed, and 730 believers charged. Read more.
Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights: Bulgaria to recognize same-sex families

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) obliged Bulgaria to create a authorized framework to recognize same-sex relationships. The determination was made within the case of Koilova and Babulkova towards Bulgaria, knowledgeable lawyer Denitsa...
Human Rights

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

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The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-5), organized by UN environment programme UNEP and hosted by Germany, kicks off in Bonn on Monday.“ICCM-5 is expected to be a watershed...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women

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The World Health Organization’s representative to the DRC, Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, warned that in six eastern provinces, health facilities have been set alight, health workers killed and others face constant physical and...
Human Rights

France will not ban cars with Russian license plates

Gaston de Persigny -
France has no intention of announcing a restriction on cars with Russian registration, TASS reported. There is currently no change in French law. This was done by the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. They were...
Africa

Infibulation – the inhuman tradition that is not talked about enough

Gaston de Persigny -
Female circumcision is the partial or total removal of the external genitalia without the medical need to do so About 200 million girls and women now living on planet Earth have undergone the extremely painful...
Human Rights

Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’

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The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Russia, Mariana Katzarova, sounded the alarm on what she says is a pattern of suppression of civil and political rights there. Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms....
Human Rights

Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace

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Ongoing peace talks provide a glimpse of hope that a political resolution to the conflict is on the horizon. However, on International Day of Peace, celebrated annually on 21 September, humanitarian needs remain staggering and...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign

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A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention...
Human Rights

UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown

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Protests erupted throughout the country on Saturday marking the one-year anniversary of the 22-year-old Iranian woman’s death after she was detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.Crackdown on...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

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That’s the message from UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who called for strong leadership and political will from States to heed the call of people of African descent for accountability and redress.His comments...
Africa

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

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The latest report on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since 3 November 2020 – date of the armed conflict in Tigray
Human Rights

Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

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As governments increasingly use unilateral sanctions measures to pursue foreign policy objectives, it has become common for businesses, including banks and financial institutions to over-comply with them, said the UN Human Rights Council-appointed...
Human Rights

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse

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Claudia Mahler, UN independent expert on the enjoyment of all human rights of older persons, made the appeal in her annual report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. She said violence against older persons remains...
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UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to revoke death penalty for dissent on social media

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Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online
Human Rights

Honoring women Life Freedom

Robert Johnson -
A Film Festival entitled "Honoring women Life Freedom "was organised in United Nations plaza New york on September 14th by Empower Women Media organization and stopFemicide to Commemorate the death of Mahsa Amini one year later and the Iranian uprisings for equality,justice and human dignity.
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Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family

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Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on 13 September last year. Authorities alleged she was not in conformity...
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