Human Rights
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‘No place’ for coups in today’s world, UN chief tells Myanmar military
On the opening day of a new UN Human Rights Council session on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his “full support to the people of Myanmar”, three weeks after the…
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FROM THE FIELD: Focusing a lens on courage, despair and hope
Human rights are not just a theory: they have an immediate impact on people’s lives. Photography 4 Humanity, a UN-backed…
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Yemen: UN rights office calls for de-escalation in Marib Governorate
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Friday for a de-escalation in hostilities in Marib Governorate in northern Yemen…
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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence ‘children all have guns’
Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than three-quarters of South Sudan, UN…
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UN human rights office alarmed by ‘attacks’ on judicial independence in Haiti
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) is “very concerned” over recent attacks against judicial independence in Haiti, as the country…
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Loss of autonomy in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights – UN independent experts
India’s decision to end autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir and restrict the participation of minorities in political and other activities…
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‘Put Syrians first…finally’, UN rights investigators urge after deadly decade of conflict
Along with an end to the “instrumentalization” of humanitarian aid, victims of Syria’s decade-long civil war and their families need…
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Stop criminalizing civil society, UN rights experts urge Venezuelan authorities
United Nations independent human rights experts called on Thursday for the authorities in Venezuela to stop “continuous and increasing” attacks and…
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Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between 1 January 2018 and 31 January 2021,…
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Living and loving with HIV: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
To mark Valentine’s Day, the annual 14 February celebration of love and affection, Gita Sabharwal, UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand,…
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