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From Desperation to Determination: Indonesian Trafficking Survivors Demand Justice

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Rokaya needed time to recover after illness forced her to quit as a live-in maid in Malaysia and return home to Indramayu, West Java. However, under pressure from her agent who claimed two...
Human Rights

Russia: Rights experts condemn continued imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich

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The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation...
Asia

Fleeing Persecution, The Plight of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light members in Azerbaijan

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Namiq and Mammadagha's Story Exposes Systematic Religious Discrimination It has been almost one year since best friends Namiq Bunyadzade (32) and Mammadagha Abdullayev (32) left their home country of Azerbaijan to flee religious discrimination because...
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First Person: ‘Courageous’ 12-year-old reports relative after being raped in Madagascar

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UN News spoke to Commissioner Aina Randriambelo, who described what efforts her country is making to promote gender equality and a better understanding of what constitutes sexual exploitation and abuse. ...
Human Rights

UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces

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According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity.“Almost every single one of the Ukrainian POWs we interviewed described...
Human Rights

Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

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Francesca Albanese was speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where she presented her latest report, entitled ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’, during an interactive dialogue with Member States.“Following nearly six months...
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Russia, Jehovah’s Witness Tatyana Piskareva, 67, sentenced to 2 years and 6 months of forced labor

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She was just participating in a religious worship online. Earlier, her husband Vladimir received six years in prison on similar charges. Tatyana Piskareva, a pensioner from Oryol, was found guilty of participating in the activities of...
Human Rights

UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Addressing a commemorative meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Assembly President Dennis Francis highlighted the harrowing journeys endured by millions during...
Europe

Calls for Diplomacy and Peace Intensify as Ukraine War Rages On

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Ukraine war remains the most disturbing topic in Europe. French President's recent statement about his country's possible direct involvement in the war was a sign of possible further escalation.
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Rights violations in Iran, Haiti chaos grows, prison reform in face of pandemic threat

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The report to the Human Rights Council said violations and crimes under international law committed in the protests sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022 include extra-judicial and unlawful...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in streets of Sudan, Syria child crisis

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“I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools and women taken while searching for firewood. Such horrors must not become...
Human Rights

I lost hope and will to live, in Russian jail, says Ukraine POW

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Latest graphic findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine - created by the Human Rights Council two years ago – highlight the ongoing grave impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
Human Rights

Gaza: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

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Spokesperson for Volker Türk in Geneva, Jeremy Laurence, told journalists that an already catastrophic situation could “slide deeper into the abyss” in the coming days if Israeli forces make their move on the...
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More determined efforts needed to combat anti-Muslim prejudice amidst surge in hatred, OSCE says

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VALLETTA/WARSAW/ANKARA, 15 March 2024 – Amidst an increase in prejudice and violence against Muslims in a growing number of countries, greater efforts are needed to build dialogue and counter anti-Muslim hatred, the Organization for...
Human Rights

Civilians in Israel and Palestine ‘cannot be abandoned’, says top UN official on sexual violence in conflict

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The Security Council meeting adjourned at 5:32 PM. Describing the evidence of unspeakable violence she had witnessed against Israeli civilians, the top UN official on sexual violence in war said she was also...
Human Rights

World News in Brief: Syria violence intensifying, heavy weapons threat in Myanmar, justice call for Thai lawyer

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The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry, which reports to the Human Rights Council, warned that fighting escalated on 5 October last year, when consecutive explosions at a military academy graduation ceremony in government-controlled...
Defense

United Nations: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after his address to the UN Security Council

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NEW YORK. -- Thank you, and good afternoon. It is a great pleasure for me to be here, at the United Nations, representing the European Union and participating in the meeting of the ...
Asia

Sikh political prisoners and farmers issue to be raised before European Commission

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Protests in Brussels in support of Bandi Singh & farmers in India. ESO chief condemns torture & raises awareness in European Parliament.
Human Rights

Putin pardons 52 convicted women

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning 52 convicted women, it was reported on 08.03.2024 today, on the eve of International Women's Day, TASS writes. "When making the decision to pardon, the head of...
Culture

Pope Pays Tribute to Women on International Women’s Day

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In a moving statement coinciding with the celebration of International Women's Day this Friday, March 8, the Pope praised the fundamental role played by women in the world, highlighting their ability to "make the...
FORB

RUSSIA, Nine Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to three to seven years in prison

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On 5 March, a Russian court in Irkutsk convicted nine Jehovah’s Witness men, sentencing them from three to seven years of prison. The case began in 2021, when officers raided some 15 homes, beating and...
Culture

Reserved seats for black people at theater performances in London have sparked controversy

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A London theater's decision to reserve seats for black people audiences for two of its productions of a play about slavery has drawn criticism from the British government, France Press reported on March 1st. Downing...
Editor's choice

Empowering Responses to Religious Hatred: A Call to Action next March 8th

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In a world where hostility towards religious minorities persists, the need for empowering responses to religious hatred has never been more urgent. The duty of States to prevent and respond to acts of violence...
Human Rights

We all want an Afghanistan at peace, UN chief says in Doha

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Speaking to journalists during a two-day meeting with regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan, António Guterres said that there was consensus among delegates over what needs to happen, although the Taliban are...
Human Rights

UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls

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Concluding a 10-day visit to the country, Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem noted that a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and one in four women there will...
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