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A letter calling for the removal of a faculty member was sent to President Carmen Twillie Ambar yesterday, alleging that the professor participated in covering up the Iranian regime’s 1988…
Europe
The European Parliament passed a bill on Thursday condemning Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns and called on the European Union to boycott a G20 Leaders' summit set to take place in Riyadh later this year. The vote…
Europe
Strasbourg, 01.10.2020 - The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, made the following statement today: “As the armed conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh escalates with a growing number of civilian…
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A group of UN independent human rights experts have called on Belarus to release prominent opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, voicing serious concern over targeting and persecution of opposition politicians by…
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… resurgent coronavirus pandemic in Europe forced the change of plan … along with European Council President Charles Michel; European Commission President … the council of the EU. European Council…
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A proposed new anti-terrorism law in Switzerland could set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, a group of five independent UN human rights experts warned on…
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An independent UN human rights investigator called the overturned verdict of Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey a "parody of justice" that spared…
Europe
Spanish human rights attorney writes to Von der Leyen on planned violations of fundamental health rights
International
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders: Support consensus renewal
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Geneva Correspondent Robert Johnson covers the launch of Patrizia Scannella’s report, "Safeguarding Civil Society Space at the United Nations." Amidst a global funding crisis and the UN80 reform, experts warn…
