human rights
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Africa
Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid ongoing fighting, bloodshed and…
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Asia Pacific
Cambodia: Arrests of strikers may be breach of human rights law
The arrest and detention of at least 29 casino union leaders and activists during a strike that began on New…
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Africa
‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts
State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar: In race against time, experts collect evidence of rights violations
For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and analyzing more than two million pieces of evidence about possible human rights violations in Myanmar. Working out of Geneva, there…
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Asia Pacific
‘Urgent’ international response needed in Myanmar: UN chief
An “urgent” international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a “catastrophe” in the heart of…
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Asia Pacific
Human rights ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar: UN calls for urgent action
Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a “full-blown conflict”, the UN High Commissioner for…
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Americas
Venezuela’s justice system aiding repression: Human rights probe
The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that it plays a significant role…
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Asia Pacific
‘Major’ humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan, UNHCR warns
A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned again on Friday, amid ongoing uncertainty about the situation…
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Asia Pacific
Death in custody of activist priest, a stain on India’s rights record: UN expert
A UN-appointed independent rights expert has spoken out following the death in custody of a renowned Catholic priest, who suffered from…
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar: From political crisis, to ‘multi-dimensional human rights catastrophe’ – Bachelet
What began as a coup by the Myanmar military has ‘rapidly morphed’ into an all-out attack against the civilian population…
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