Human Rights
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India: UN rights office urges ‘maximum restraint’ in ongoing protests
The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to “exercise maximum restraint” amidst…
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FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 increasing risk of female genital mutilation
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of female genital mutilation or FGM, with the UN predicting that an additional…
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Senior officials call on Israel to halt West Bank demolitions and respect international law
Three high-level UN officials on Friday issued a statement calling for Israel to end demolitions in the occupied West Bank,…
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Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has…
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‘Voices of resistance, resilience and courage’ – UN News podcast bears witness to lives beyond the Holocaust
Before Vered Kater became a dedicated health worker, traveling to developing countries to administer aid to the needy, she spent her early…
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US should end use of private ‘for profit’ detention centres, urge human rights experts
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Thursday welcomed the United States’ decision to stop using privately run…
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Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
Elections this year in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be “a crucial step” towards Palestinian unity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
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FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as 9-year-old child soldier
A young man in northern Uganda has been talking about how he was abducted as a nine-year old and forced…
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Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of Baloch minority prisoner
United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday, condemned the hanging of a prisoner from the Baloch minority in Iran,…
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Afghanistan: Detainee torture allegations remain ‘alarming’, UN report reveals
Torture claims among people detained for security or terrorism-related offences in Afghanistan remain high, according to a new UN human…
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