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Caritas Europa Criticizes EU’s Shift in Asylum and Return Policies

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Brussels, The European Commission is set to unveil new proposals today regarding the EU Return Directive, sparking concern among human rights organizations. Caritas Europa, a leading network advocating for social justice and migration rights,...
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‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis

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After his fourth visit to assess conditions on the ground, Mr. O’Neill briefed journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, describing a nation overwhelmed by pain and despair.“I hate to sound like a...
Human Rights

‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists

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“A surge in misogyny, and a furious kickback against equality threaten to slam on the brakes, and push progress into reverse,” he said.“Let me be clear: This is unacceptable, immoral, and self-defeating. We...
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Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

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“Children in the world's largest refugee camp are experiencing the worst levels of malnutrition since the massive displacement that occurred in 2017,” Rana Flowers, UNICEF representative in Bangladesh, told journalists in Geneva, almost...
Human Rights

Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities

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Recalling the mantra “nothing about us, without us”, which was coined by the disability rights movement, UN rights chief Volker Türk insisted that the international community was failing to uphold a fundamental tenet of...
FORB

New UK Special Envoy on FoRB David Smith Condemned Torture and Religious Persecution in UN Human Rights Council Statement

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Geneva. On March 4th the United Kingdom called for urgent global action to combat torture and protect freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in detention centers, following a stark warning from the UN Special...
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Scotland’s Skye House: A Revealing Look at the Abuse Within Child Psychiatry

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In Glasgow, Scotland, a scandal that has captured the nation’s attention is now calling for urgent reforms to the country’s child psychiatric care system. Skye House, a psychiatric facility for children, is at the...
Human Rights

Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war

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“With 21 civilians reported killed, 7 March was one of the deadliest days for civilians in Ukraine so far this year,” UN mission chief Danielle Bell saidRussian’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 has...
Human Rights

UN rights chief raises alarm over escalating violence in Syria

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The killing of civilians in coastal areas in northwest Syria must cease immediately, the UN rights chief said on Sunday following a series of coordinated attacks reportedly launched by elements of the former...
Human Rights

One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024

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UN Women’s latest report Women's Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows that in 2024, nearly a quarter of governments worldwide...
Human Rights

Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official

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In a stark assessment of the current situation of the health crisis, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif warned that more than nine million people do not receive treatment, while...
Human Rights

Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

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Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the Caesar Families Association, lost five of her six brothers between 2012 and 2014 during the early years of the Syrian civil war.Today, Ms. Almashan advocates for...
Human Rights

UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic

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Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, found evidence of summary executions, sexual violence and torture.Other violations included cruel and degrading treatment, forced...
Human Rights

Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR

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“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain rampant, as is the looting and destruction of civilian homes and businesses,” said Patrick Eba, Deputy Director of UNHCR’s Division of International Protection.Speaking...
Human Rights

At a time of war, nations must stop global order from crumbling: UN rights chief

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“Our world is going through a period of turbulence and unpredictability, reflected in growing conflict and divided societies,” Türk told the Human Rights Council.“We cannot allow the fundamental global consensus around international norms...
Human Rights

‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief

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Addressing the Human Rights Council on Friday, he detailed the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict and economic collapse on civilians – many of whom have been displaced by the fighting.Earlier in the...
Human Rights

UN agencies condemn Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China

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Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the forced return of the Uyghurs, who had been detained in Thailand for over 11 years, was deeply troubling.“This violates the principle of non-refoulement...
Human Rights

Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

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Mr. Türk – making his closing remarks during the session reporting on the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the Human Rights Council - said he was deeply troubled by the “dangerous manipulation of language”...
Human Rights

Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists

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Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel that sparked the war in October 2023.The UN High Commissioner...
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UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions

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“While a number of countries argue that it lies within their national sovereignty, from my perspective, it is incompatible with human dignity and the right to life,” the High Commissioner told Member States, during...
Human Rights

World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists

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On the opening day of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Secretary-General rounded on “warmongers who thumb their nose at international law, international humanitarian law and the UN Charter”.To date, Ukraine has...
Africa

The HumanRights4Prosperity Program Acts Worldwide: A Success Model in Guinea-Bissau

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In Guinea-Bissau, in June 2019, a training session on understanding and applying the values promoted by Human Rights was provided to a hundred women. The main objective of this training was to educate women...
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From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage over

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Trading suits, ties and debates for DJ turntables, bright traditional Indigenous garb and ancient instruments, three performers – an anthropologist, an R&B singer and a genre-defying artist – showcased their music and messages...
Human Rights

What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?

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The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the protection of human rights, with the aim of creating a world where everyone...
Health

Scientologists Lead Human Rights Advocacy in Mental Health Through CCHR Exhibition in the Netherlands

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Netherlands – February 18, 2025 – The Netherlands Committee for Human Rights Foundation (NCRM), in collaboration with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), successfully hosted the traveling exhibition “Psychiatry: An Industry of Death” at the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam. This powerful...
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