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Human Rights Day 2024: Decoding The Theme 'Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now'
Human Rights Day, celebrated on December 10, honours the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its role in promoting dignity, equality, and respect worldwide.
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Crisis In Gaza Deteriorates As Palestinians Seen Scavenging In Landfills
Palestinians are suffering on an unprecedented scale, with the situation in Gaza City being described as "horrendous" by Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territories.
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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70% Of Fatalities In Gaza War Women And Children, Says UN Office
The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
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Most Victims Of Israeli Air Strike In Lebanon Were Women And Children: UN
The UN human rights office said on Tuesday it had received reports that most of the 22 victims of an Israeli air strike on a building in northern Lebanon were women and children.
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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Israel May Have Violated Laws Of War In Gaza: UN
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday.
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"Help Me Hug My Daughter Again": Gaza Hostage's Mother To UN Investigators
Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN Probe Flags "Crimes Against Humanity" In Gaza, Israel Rejects Findings
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
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Human Rights Day 2024: Decoding The Theme 'Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now'
Human Rights Day, celebrated on December 10, honours the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its role in promoting dignity, equality, and respect worldwide.
-
Crisis In Gaza Deteriorates As Palestinians Seen Scavenging In Landfills
Palestinians are suffering on an unprecedented scale, with the situation in Gaza City being described as "horrendous" by Ajith Sunghay, head of the UN Human Rights Office in the Palestinian territories.
-
"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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70% Of Fatalities In Gaza War Women And Children, Says UN Office
The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
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Most Victims Of Israeli Air Strike In Lebanon Were Women And Children: UN
The UN human rights office said on Tuesday it had received reports that most of the 22 victims of an Israeli air strike on a building in northern Lebanon were women and children.
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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UN Warns Of "Unacceptable" Rising Violence Against Human Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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Israel May Have Violated Laws Of War In Gaza: UN
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday.
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"Help Me Hug My Daughter Again": Gaza Hostage's Mother To UN Investigators
Her voice shaking with emotion, Meirav Leshem Gonen described to the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday the agony of listening over the phone as Hamas operatives seized her daughter on October 7.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN Probe Flags "Crimes Against Humanity" In Gaza, Israel Rejects Findings
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday, saying that Israel's actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
