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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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Honoring women Life Freedom

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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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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

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More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from two dams which burst, sweeping away whole neighbourhoods of the port...
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UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks

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"There has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine," said Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, in a statement on Wednesday. Assault on grain exportsA Russian drone...
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Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan

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“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction.”Mounting casualtiesSpeaking at the...
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Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis

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In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) body found that attacks on civilians, escalating fighting, economic decline and human rights violations persist, despite the country’s re-admission to the League of...
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Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk

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“Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse,” he told the Human Rights Council, before sounding the alarm over ongoing reports of extrajudicial killings, torture and ill-treatment and arbitrary arrests and detentions,...
Human Rights

Sri Lanka urged to conduct probe into 2019 attack

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Addressing the forum in Geneva, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada-Al Nashif also urged the Sri Lankan authorities to accelerate investigations and prosecutions probing cases of human rights violations, in particular, the 2019...
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War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators

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"The frequency and intensity of war crimes and crimes against humanity has only increased in recent months,” said Nicholas Koumjian, head of the investigation team, formally known as the Independent Investigative Mechanism for...
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Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link

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Addressing the opening of the Council’s 54th session, Mr. Türk strongly condemned the “old, blunt, brutal politics of repression” as exemplified by a rise in military coups and the crushing of dissent –...
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First Person: Family death ‘turning point’ in South Sudanese humanitarian’s life

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She is currently deployed with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, to the north of her country, supporting refugees who are fleeing conflict in Sudan. She has been speaking to UN News ahead of World Humanitarian Day ...
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Five Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to 30 years in prison in all

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Discover the ongoing persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, where believers face imprisonment for practicing their faith in private.
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Stamp out hate speech, persecution based on faith: Guterres

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres was delivering his message marking the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief and began by reiterating that freedom of belief is “an...
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Rights expert urges India to release detained activist

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GN Saibaba, a former English professor at Delhi University, was arrested in 2014 and accused of links to banned Maoist groups, according to media reports.He was sentenced to life imprisonment three years later...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban responsible for revenge killings, torture of former officials

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A new publication from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents “credible” reports that between 15 August 2021 and 30 June 2023, the country’s de facto authorities were responsible for 218 extrajudicial killings,...
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Abolish human exploitation once and for all, UNESCO chief urges

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It is time to abolish human exploitation once and for all, and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each and every individual
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