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The fugitive president of Sri Lanka has returned to his country

On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards took an Air Force plane to the Maldives and from there to Singapore Former Sri Lankan head of state Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the...

China: “serious human rights violations” in Xinjiang says UN

China responsible for "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province according to the UN human rights report

When China executes prisoners of conscience to fuel organ trafficking

China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience.

Yakov Djerassi: The EU owes us Bulgaria Day because of the rescue of the Jews

Paola Husein's interview with Yakov Djerasi for 24chasa.bg (06.11.2021) Our country can definitely teach the "enlightened" European society what human behavior and tolerance mean, says the chairman of the International Foundation "Bulgaria". While the whole of...

Places of worship must be kept safe and accessible in times of peace and in conflict, OSCE human rights head says

WARSAW, 22 August 2022 — Establishing, maintaining, and accessing places and objects of worship or contemplation are crucial to the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, which applies during conflict and...

Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34 years in prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents and activists.

#Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities

Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of...

The Interfaith Peacebuilding Guide by the United Religions Initiative

Guide in the Context of Peacebuilding Peacebuilding is a relatively new term. It was coined about a decade ago by the then-Secretary General of the United Nations Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali to refer to a set of...

24 yo woman, 2 months “locked” in psychiatric ward against her will and without psychiatric diagnosis

Rocío Muñoz, Carla's mother, tells Europa Hoy a story that will not leave you unmoved. A young girl, 24 years old, held against her will in the HUBU, specifically in the psychiatric ward of...

Bahá’í homes destroyed and land confiscated by Iranian government agents

Iranian government agents sealed off the village of Roushankouh, demolishing Bahá’í homes and confiscating their lands, escalating the persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran.

Russia bans adoption by foreigners from ‘enemy countries’

On 1st of August a bill was introduced A bill was introduced in the State Duma of Russia, which prohibits citizens of "enemy countries" from adopting Russians, Reuters reported. Russia's list of enemy states has expanded...

Shocking demolitions and land grabs in persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís

BIC GENEVA — In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baháʼís across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, in...

United Kingdom: How sensationalist journalism obscures view of reality

Experienced journalists sat with the UK Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs to explore how news reporting can promote understanding and dialogue.

Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to Conduct First Visit in the Country

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (25 July 2022) â€“ Members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia are undertaking a visit to Ethiopia from 25 to 30 July 2022. This will be the Commission’s first visit...

For a Syrian in Europe, It’s Either Migrant or Mercenary

A decade after its outbreak, the Europe migrant crisis is still treated as a temporary disease, a vexing ailment that could be cured never to return again. The European governments are persistent in their efforts to curb the influx of migrants...

15 NGOs+ send letter to Secretary Blinken to throw pro-Russian anticult organization out from United Nations

On June 2, 15 NGOs plus 33 scholars and well-known activists have written to the US Secretary of State, to ask him to start a procedure to have the UN ECOSOC’s consultative status of...

MEP Dennis Radtke: Working Conditions at German airports like those of Chinese migrants

DÃœSSELDORF, 22 July 2022 - For Dennis Radtke, CDU MEP, the chaos at German and European airports was predictable. For the social expert in the European Parliament, the fact that passengers have to be...

Latvia files Allegations of Genocide re Ukraine v. Russian Federation

Latvia files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute THE HAGUE, 22 July 2022. Genocide - On 21 July 2022, the Republic of Latvia, invoking Article 63 of the...
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President Macron in Benin should demand the release of Reckya Madougou and Joel Aivo

On the eve of President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Benin, the Brussels-based NGO "Human Rights Without Frontiers" urged the French President to demand the release of two famous opposition leaders, Reckya Madougou and Joël Aivo, respectively...

Poland ranked first in the EU for granting asylum to the most Ukrainians

As of May 31, 2022, Poland ranked first and Bulgaria ranked second among the EU countries in which the most Ukrainians were granted the right to asylum, according to Eurostat data. In total, as of...
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Hungarian gas stations sued the government at the European Court of Human Rights

Group petition of 50 gas stations lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg) in response to the Hungarian Government’s illegal capping of petrol prices The Hungarian Government capped the price of petrol and...

The Egyptians asked to be included in the Constitution of North Macedonia too

"The members of this community make their constructive contribution to the development of our country, starting with the Ilinden uprising...", reads the request of the Egyptian associations in the country According to the 2021 census,...

Europol busts a Vietnamese smuggling syndicate

Nine people were arrested With the support of Europol's European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC), parallel investigations in five EU Member States have broken up a criminal syndicate smuggling Vietnamese people into and through Europe. Between 20...

Scandal with the baptism of the children of a famous gay couple in Greece

On July 7, American Archbishop Elpidophorus (Ecumenical Patriarchate) baptized the children of the homosexual gay couple of Norwegian fashion designer Peter Dundas and his Greek partner Evangelis Bousis at the Church of St. Theotokos...

Spanish Psychiatrist Criado condemned to one year in prison

Spanish Psychiatrist Criado has just been condemned to one year in prison for 'inappropriate, foul and humiliating' treatment of his patient. In addition, the psychiatrist, with a practice in Seville, will have to compensate...
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