Law and Crime Prevention
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Senior panel probing violations in Syria, examining new measures to safeguard humanitarians
The UN chief announced on Thursday that he has set up an independent Senior Advisory Panel on strengthening the mechanism…
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Israel: ‘Halt and reverse’ new settlement construction – UN chief
Israel’s decision to advance plans for some 800 new settlement units, most of which are located deep inside the occupied…
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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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Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda, a ‘significant milestone’ – Guterres
A former Ugandan warlord whose forces attacked camps for the internally displaced across the country, has been found guilty of…
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COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of trafficking, UN agency says
Although almost 50,000 victims of human trafficking were detected and reported in 2018 by 148 countries, the “hidden nature” of…
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Mali transition presents opportunity to break ‘vicious circle of political crises’
The current political transition period in Mali offers an opportunity to “break out of the vicious circle of political crises…
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West Africa: Democracy ‘a constant process’ top UN official tells Security Council
While elections are one-time events, “democracy is a constant process of deliberation and consultation” where dialogue provides an “important arena…
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Argentina: ‘Ground-breaking’ new abortion law crucial to ending gender discrimination – UN experts
The year drew to a close in Argentina with “a ground-breaking law” that legalizes abortions up to 14 weeks of…
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US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’ – UN experts
Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump’s pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war…
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Lebanon: UN chief welcomes murder conviction for 1980 blue helmet killings
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Lebanon’s decision to bring to justice the man found guilty of killing two UN peacekeepers…
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