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UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers
A UN independent human rights expert on Tuesday called for an end to Russia’s severe crackdown on the legal profession,…
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Europe
Rights expert demands release of Russian doctor jailed for anti-war views
A UN human rights expert on Friday strongly condemned the jailing of a 68-year-old paediatrician in Moscow, describing the case…
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Peace and Security
Ukraine’s nuclear security situation ‘highly challenging’, warns UN atomic watchdog
Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian invasion, the head of the UN atomic energy…
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Europe
Experts demand answers from Russia over award-winning Ukrainian journalist’s death
For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have lived in torment, seeking answers…
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Human Rights
Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’
In a new report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights in Russia exposes alarming patterns of…
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