Human Rights
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Ukraine: UN rights office set to probe ‘mass graves’ in newly liberated east
Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to be investigated by UN rights…
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UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide
On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief observed that “across the world,…
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UN rights expert: Russian Government is ‘destroying civil society day by day’
A United Nations independent human rights expert called on the Russian Government on Wednesday to halt its clampdown on human…
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Myanmar: Increasing evidence of crimes against humanity since coup
Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the…
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Ukraine’s suffering continues, acting UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple emergencies – from Afghanistan to Ukraine…
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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’
As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 civilian deaths over a four-month…
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Sri Lanka: New Government urged to make progress on accountability, institutional reforms
Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on accountability as well as institutional…
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Papua New Guinea: Conflict and election-related violence trigger wave of displacement
Following conflict and election-related violence in Papua New Guinea, more than 15,000 people have been internally displaced in Hela, Southern…
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Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution of five prisoners by Hamas,…
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China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the…
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