Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk earlier this year posed a stark question before the Human Rights Council in Geneva: are governments doing enough to protect people from climate chaos, safeguard future generations, and…
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The 30th annual United Nations climate change conference, COP30, will convene from November 10–21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. The conference brings together countries party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, alongside thousands…
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India on Wednesday condemned Pakistan at the 34th Meeting of the 60th UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, accusing Islamabad of hypocrisy in lecturing other nations on human rights. Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain urged…
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Sudan’s warring parties have committed widespread sexual violence against women and girls aged between nine and 60, and prevented survivors from accessing health care in the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. In a new report…
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The war between Israel and Hamas that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis has had “a significant negative impact” on the human rights situation in the country, the US State…
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Human Rights Watch and other civil society groups have called on the UK government to stop transfers of arms to Israel, amid concerns that they might be used to commit “war crimes” against Palestinians. It comes as Israel continues its…
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US officials told Afghanistan’s Taliban that Washington was open to technical talks on economic stability and discussions on combating narcotics trafficking, the US State Department said on Monday following two days of talks in Qatar.…
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UN rights chief Volker Turk on Saturday urged Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk to make respect for human rights central to the social network after he sacked around half the company’s employees. Reports of Musk laying off the platform’s…
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Fifty mainly Western countries urged China on Monday to fully implement all recommendations in a U.N. report accusing the country of possible “crimes against humanity” against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups, including taking…
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