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UN Human Rights Committee comes with new definition of peaceful protest by including digital activities
People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed…
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Pak Govt: Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari takes notice of inhuman razing of huts in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Minister of Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari took notice of inhuman razing of huts in G-11/4 in…
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Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials
A new UN report published on Tuesday shows that while considerable effort has been made by Iraqi authorities to bring former ISIL terrorist fighters to justice, there are “serious concerns” about the fairness…
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No country is free from child sexual abuse, exploitation, UN’s top rights forum hears
Child sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and the use of children in prostitution “are a reality in all parts of the…
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George Floyd’s brother says ‘black lives do not matter in US’, asking UN for help
GENEVA , SWITZERLAND: The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose death, captured on…
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UN officials call for release of detained Palestinian children amid COVID-19
Three senior UN officials in the Middle East are calling for the release of Palestinian children from Israeli-run prisons and…
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Local Governments / SDG's
Ensuring everyone can stay at Home through the provision of public services
Nairobi, Barcelona, 2 April 2020 – The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN Habitat, that began last…
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‘Deliberate starvation’ tactics used in South Sudan could be a war crime
The people of South Sudan have been “deliberately starved” in different parts of the country for ethnic and political reasons, and sexual violence against women and men…
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World must ‘step up’, match Pakistan’s compassion for refugees, says UN chief
Pakistan’s solidarity and compassion for hosting Afghan refugees is a remarkable blueprint that the rest of the world should follow. That’s the…
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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
A monthly average of 11,500 people traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year made the so-called Eastern…
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