UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an
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Middle East and Africa
Middle East and Africa
Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February
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Superwoman Lilly Singh Issues Call to End Classroom Violence #ENDviolence
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Lilly Singh, traveled to South Africa this week to meet children who are speaking out on classroom
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PM Modi Goes to Rwanda to Deliver 200 Cows to Villagers
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, today gifted 200 cows to villagers who do not yet own a cow,
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Children with Boko Haram Ties Released in Nigeria
UNICEF welcomed Monday the release of 183 children from Nigerian Armed Forces, in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The release
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Deterioration of Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory
A UN expert on Friday expressed alarm about the deterioration of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), saying
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