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Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks

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“Lives and infrastructure are being destroyed, and the security situation is impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid,” said Volker Perthes, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sudan, briefing the Security Council on Monday about...
Africa

More than 4,000 prisoners were pardoned in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe has released a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order aimed at freeing up space in the country's overcrowded prisons, reported by the BBC. The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service announced that...
Africa

A ferocious campaign of defamation and désinformation against Omar Harfouch, after his success in the fight against corruption in Lebanon

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Omar Harfouch, founder of the "Third Republic of Lebanon," faces a defamatory campaign financed by corrupt officials. Learn about the plot against him and the European Union's efforts to fight corruption in Lebanon. #Lebanon #Corruption #EU
Human Rights

Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict

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A wave of deadly attacks reportedly targeted West Darfur’s capital, El-Geneina, in recent days, while the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that more than 700 people had been killed and nearly 5,300 injured...
Human Rights

UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters

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The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said in a statement that the executions on Friday of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, were “profoundly concerning in view of the reported involvement of these individuals in the...
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Elections 2024, President Metsola “Vote. Do not let someone else choose for you”

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The Key Issues in the European Parliament Elections 2024 Elections 2024 - The European Parliament Elections 2024 are just around the corner, and it's important to be informed about the issues that will be at...
Human Rights

Invasion of Ukraine – civilians in an ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack

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Nearly 15 months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, civilians are forced to live through an “unbearable routine”, amidst alarming levels of destruction
Human Rights

UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military

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The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing bans, and easily circumvented sanctions, according to a news release from the...
Europe

Human rights breaches in Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar

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The European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights breaches in Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar.
Asia

Tajikistan, Release of Jehovah’s Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, after four years in prison

Willy Fautre -
Jehovah's Witness Shamil Khakimov, 72, was released from prison in Tajikistan after serving the full term of his four-year sentence. He had been imprisoned on spurious charges of “inciting religious hatred.”
Human Rights

UN marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

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Mentioning this year’s theme in a statement to mark the day, Together Always: United in Diversity, the UN chief called on leaders ‘to speak with one voice” to eliminate stigma and discrimination, that result...
Human Rights

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

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Volker Perthes – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country (UNITAMS) – underscored that the rival military leaderships had agreed to respect...
Human Rights

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

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That’s according to a fact-finding report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released on Friday, on what the Malian authorities had described as an anti-terrorist military operation against an al-Qaeda-affiliated group known as Katiba Macina. The...
Asia

Cleric killed in Pakistan by mob following blasphemy accusation

Juan Sanchez Gil -
Blasphemy, a mob in the city of Mardan, Pakistan, murdered a local cleric who was accused of making a blasphemous remark
Human Rights

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

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The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. UN...
Human Rights

Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments

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The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in response to an announcement by the Taliban-appointed Supreme Court in favour of...
Human Rights

UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

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“I am deeply concerned about increased bias-motivated incidents of harassment, threats, and violence against LGBT people, including a rampant surge in hate crimes in the UK,” said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the human rights expert on...
Human Rights

Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts

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Alice Edwards, who is officially known as the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, said she was “distressed by the deteriorating state of Mr. Navalny’s health and the apparent...
Human Rights

1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report

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The WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, was launched by the spouses of 16 European leaders and Heads of State, in the Croatian capital. Childhood obesity data for WHO’s European Region, paints an alarming picture. Challenging environment “Our children are increasingly growing up...
Human Rights

Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM

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Speaking at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva, IOM’s spokesperson Paul Dillon said that according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, more than 700,000 people were now internally displaced by the fighting,...
Human Rights

Iran: Over 200 executed since January; Türk calls for end to death penalty

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More than 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, High Commissioner Türk said, making the country “one of the world’s highest executors”, with at least 209 people executed since the beginning...
Human Rights

Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence

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In the month of April alone, more than 600 people were killed in violence in the country’s capital, according to information gathered by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). This follows the killing...
Human Rights

One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report

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The report, Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth, assesses the latest data, which have similar risk factors and causes, and tracks the provision of critical health services. Overall, the report shows that progress in improving...
Human Rights

UN calls on Taliban to end corporal punishment in Afghanistan

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“Corporal punishment is a violation of the Convention against Torture and must cease,” said UNAMA’s human rights chief Fiona Frazer, stressing that the UN is “strongly opposed” to the death penalty. She called on the...
Human Rights

Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts

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In a call to the Malian authorities to prevent people from being born into slavery, the experts said that the country is the only one in the Sahel region without specific legislation criminalizing enslavement. “Nothing...
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