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Türk appeals to Sudan’s warring generals; calls out ‘dangerous anti-rights tendencies’ worldwide

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk appealed to the leaders of the Sudanese Armed Forces and of the Rapid Support Forces, locked in conflict since 15 April, to “issue clear instructions” to...
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Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism

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“Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated action,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Special Committee on Decolonization, or C-24, regional seminar. Established by the General Assembly...
Human Rights

‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount

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“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take action, not only to ensure Palestinian well-being and governance, but as an integral...
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UNESCO names 18 new Global Geoparks

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 Brazil: Caçapava Geopark ...
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Alarming rise in executions worldwide in 2022

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883 people worldwide were executed last year - the highest level since 2017. This is stated in a report by the non-governmental organization "Amnesty International", quoted by "France Press". A total of 20 countries are...
Human Rights

UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC

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António Guterres was addressing the first high stakes meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Operational Activities for Development Segment at UN Headquarters in New York, which he described as “an important...
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El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial

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the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday.  The state of emergency was first approved in March 2022, and initially for a month, but has been renewed ever since, generating a wave of mass incarceration.   The...
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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

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More than seven million children under the age of five remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition aid, and over 1.9 million boys and girls* are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition. As the region comes out of one of the worst droughts...
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Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

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Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March last year, as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon, will receive the award from Secretary-General António Guterres during a ceremony marking the International Day of...
Human Rights

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

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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...
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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

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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...
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