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All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian law including possible war crimes”, according to the UN’s...
5 things you should know about ‘clean energy’ minerals and the dirty process of mining them
If the world is to move away from fossil fuels, we will need to extract far more rare minerals, to power renewable energy sources...
Protecting Human Rights: A Necessity in Balochistan
In a world plagued by inequality and injustice, human rights stand as a beacon of hope – a promise that every person, regardless of...
Ceasefire talks are about more than a Gaza truce and prisoner exchange
A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success.
However,...
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate...
Legal Ramifications of the Gaza War for U.S. Citizens
If there is one thing that is consistently true about our species, it is the universality of conflict; extending it to tribes and countries...
‘Shocking, unsustainable and desperate’ conditions across Gaza -UNSC
The Security Council met on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York on the situation in the Gaza Strip, wracked by months of unrelenting...
Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza
In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of the crisis in...
Gaza has become a ‘death zone’
An “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the head of the UN World Health Organization warned...
Gaza: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’
An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter, will have “dire humanitarian...