Europe
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UN political affairs chief warns against ‘backsliding’ in Ukraine
Although a ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine has led to a significant decrease in civilian casualties, the overall situation remains fragile…
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Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect the right to life…
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Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed dismay on Wednesday over the sentencing of Russian opposition politician and activist Aleksei…
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EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty
The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”,…
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Asylum seekers subject to systematic pushbacks at Europe’s borders, says UNHCR
UN refugee agency, UNHCR, called on Thursday for an end to “systematic” expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land…
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US witnessed ‘echoes of the Holocaust’ during breach of the Capitol, says concentration camp survivor
Having grown up a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe, Irene Butter said on Wednesday during a UN commemorative event online,…
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Stand against antisemitism with the ‘utmost determination’ – German Chancellor Merkel
The world must stand with the “utmost determination against antisemitism”, the Chancellor of German told the UN’s annual Holocaust remembrance…
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UN refugee agency calls for ‘new chapter for refugee protection’ across Europe
As Portugal assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU), to be followed by Slovenia later this year, the UN…
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UN human rights expert ‘cautiously’ welcomes UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange
An independent UN human rights expert has welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the…
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FROM THE FIELD: Weathering a tourist downturn in Kyrgyzstan
The residents of a small traditional village high in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, which once attracted a…
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