Human Rights
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Sudan: Türk ‘appalled’ by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado’s values represent best hopes of Venezuelans: UN rights office
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision to name opposition leader Maria…
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In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under…
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Darfur: ICC convicts Janjaweed leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan’s Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
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Ukraine: ‘This war needs to end,’ Türk tells UN Human Rights Council
UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the war in Ukraine “has entered an even more dangerous…
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The Syria prison survivor seeking justice for the missing
When the gates of Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison opened soon after the fall of the Assad regime last December, graffiti…
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Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies
Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global perspective on ageing, with a…
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