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Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December
Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million
civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian
and political affairs...
UN: Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the
International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal
investigation into allegations of war crimes...
Gory amendment in India’s citizenship law
West
Bengal, Assam, Tripura and some other states in India’s North East were a
simmering cauldron against compilation of a so-called National Register of
Citizenship (NRC). Oblivious...
Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change
Athletes, executives and fans are turning
sports in an era of defiance and
dissent into
a battleground for freedom of expression and political change, putting national
and international...
Much work needed to ‘target unacceptable levels’ of racism in Ecuador
Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies
to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the UN Working Group on People of
African Descent said on Monday,...
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective
assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced
on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation...
Inter-American and African Human Rights Systems
Regional Human Rights Systems (RSs) play an
essential role in the promotion and protection of human rights in the region. They
include regional instruments, such as...
UN: New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’
A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain
religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for
being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”
The...
Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report
Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented
humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million people in need of assistance and
protection – an increase of...
Rojavan crisis: A big threat to women’s rights future
A war crime: The murder of Hevrin
Khalaf is a slap in the face for those who believed in the Rojava dream.
On October 12, the...