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UN rights chief calls for end to Ukraine war following latest airstrikes
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which…
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Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert
Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years…
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Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks
A recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine, particularly in the Kharkiv region, has left nearly 200 people dead, displaced thousands…
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UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK
Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant workers in the United Kingdom…
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WHO report reveals major health disparities between European teens
A report published on Thursday from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region has revealed alarming health disparities in young…
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Ukraine: humanitarian, health needs soar as Kharkiv hostilities intensify
The UN expressed new concerns on Tuesday over a rise in displacement and humanitarian needs in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, amid…
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Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears
Russian attacks on cities and towns across Ukraine, including intense and systematic targeting of the energy infrastructure, “have become a…
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Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdog
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency reiterated that attacks against nuclear power plants in Ukraine are “an absolute…
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Rights chief urges Russia to end crackdown as journalist detentions reach all-time high
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists in a statement issued on…
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Ukrainians suffer Russia-imposed ‘violence, intimidation, and coercion’
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of Ukraine to end, so the…
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