Human Rights
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‘Human rights cannot wait’: Türk launches $400 million appeal for 2026
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched a $400 million appeal on Thursday in Geneva, as his office…
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‘We children saw things that no one should ever have to see’ Holocaust survivor tells the UN
Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, gave a harrowing and heart-rendering account of her childhood under Nazi persecution during Tuesday’s Holocaust…
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Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’
The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels more urgent than ever, the…
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‘We must stand up for our shared humanity – each and every day’: UN human rights chief
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the global…
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A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’
The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have…
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From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a…
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World News in Brief: Iran in the Human Rights Council, Myanmar election ‘fraud’, migration chief in Cyprus, Mozambique flood update
Disturbing details continued to emerge on Friday about Iran’s State-led crackdown against mass protests, while UN rights chief Volker Türk…
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UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise
The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of migrants in…
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UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide
A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the…
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Myanmar’s Rohingya people called ‘Muslim dogs’ before attacks, ICJ hears
Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya…
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