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UN officials call for probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Senior officials from across the United Nations are calling for an investigation into the killing on Wednesday of well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu...
Shireen Abu Akleh and the eternal dilemma
Despite the ongoing carnage in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine remains one of the world’s most intractable problems. The horrendous killing of the Palestinian-American journalist and Al...
International donations are touching down the wallets of Jihadi terrorists in Afghanistan
As the poverty rate in Afghanistan has been on the rise since August 15, a number of foreign organizations have sent money and humanitarian...
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told...
India unconcerned about US “concern” about worsening religious freedoms
For the third straight year, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended adding India to religious freedom blacklist over alleged abuses. The...
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country,...
US human rights report on Bangladesh: Has a mountain been made out of a molehill?
Every year, the US prepares and publishes the Human Rights Positions of many countries, with the exception of its own. The report was written...
Security for all
Without a doubt, security can be a tricky topic. We are raised under the assumption we are all born free and equal, does this...
The sufferings of Palestinian must be addressed as a priority
While the whole world has focused on Ukraine, thousands of Jewish settlers marched to Homesh in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces injured at...
Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly...