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    Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts

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    14.04.2021

    Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts

    The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the…
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    UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month

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    Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown 

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    UN atomic energy agency to work with Japan on Fukushima water disposal

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    13.04.2021

    Myanmar heading towards a ‘full-blown conflict’, UN human rights chief warns

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    13.04.2021

    Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia

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    Volcanic eruption leaves ‘entire population’ of Saint Vincent without clean water 

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      Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts

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      UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month

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