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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move

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The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try the gravest crimes, including crimes against humanity. Read our...
Human Rights

DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

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Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used in populated areas, and intense fighting against the armed...
Council of Europe

Council of Europe in a divided position on human rights

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The permanent representatives in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Wednesday decided to move ahead on a review process collecting another opinion of a controversial draft text for a new additional...
Human Rights

‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation

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Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when, as a ten-year-old, an unexpected visitor came to her house: “She had a syringe, a razor blade and bandages.”The woman was...
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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

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The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report follows the lightning operation led by mainly Hayat-Tahrir al-Sham fighters that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last December, ending the 13-year war that decimated the...
Human Rights

Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds

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Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 people have been killed and more than 2,213 injured in the past year, due to the armed gangs who control much of...
Human Rights

Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy

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Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed her contributions to art and diplomacy, which live on...
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Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’

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MireillePregnant and exhausted and clutching a small bag with all that was left of her belongings, Mireille* stood under the relentless Haitian sun, not sure what to do next.She had just been deported...
Europe

Peaceful Iranians arrested in Turkey for publicly manifesting their religious beliefs

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On 5 January 2025, police officers in Karaman (Turkey) raided the home of an Iranian couple looking for an opportunity to apply for asylum in an EU country and belonging to the Ahmadi Religion...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight

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Health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient has died – a nurse who had sought treatment at various other medical facilities after developing fever-like symptoms.In response to the outbreak of the often...
Human Rights

Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians

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Government forces and a rival military – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – have been battling for control of the country since April 2023 in what Mr. Türk called a “senseless war”, which...
Council of Europe

UN and Civil Society Warn the Council of Europe

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Both the United Nations and a coalition of Civil Society organizations and human rights bodies have issued Open letters to the Council of Europe prior to the Committee of Ministers meeting on the 5th...
Human Rights

‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief

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Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the past but they “must also examine the present and look to...
Human Rights

‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated

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More than 15 months on from the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, António Guterres said the UN will continue doing its “utmost to ensure it leads to the release of all...
Human Rights

Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime

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The findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria detail crimes against humanity and war crimes that left a legacy of trauma for countless Syrians, representing some of the worst violations...
Human Rights

Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust

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A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that for every person they saved, many more would be killed.Saints and...
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Surviving Hell: The Story of Shaul Spielmann, a Holocaust Survivor Who Defied Death at Auschwitz

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As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivors like Shaul Spielmann, now 94, share their harrowing tales of resilience and survival. His story is a stark reminder of the...
Human Rights

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

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The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home confinement, allowing him to receive proper medical care and reconnect with...
Human Rights

DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

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“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…Any such attack on...
Human Rights

Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity

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His message highlighted the dual nature of technological advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which offer immense potential – but also pose considerable risks.“Education is an essential building block for every person to reach...
Human Rights

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

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OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around the Jenin refugee camp had involved “disproportionate” use of force, including airstrikes and shootings that reportedly targeted unarmed residents.“The deadly...
Human Rights

UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter

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The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going on burnish his reputation on the international stage by being awarded the Nobel...
Human Rights

Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution

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On Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.They are accused of crimes against humanity...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand

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Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting Manbij, Ain al-Arab and other villages near the Tishreen Dam in the eastern...
Human Rights

UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers

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Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin, who were sentenced on 17 January...
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