Volker Türk Asks Egypt to Release Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday (8 November) expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities
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Human Rights
Forced Returns to Myanmar Must Stop: Volker Türk
Since the beginning of the military coup on 1 February 2021, at least 70,000 people have fled Myanmar. UN Human
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Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office
A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces
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Human Rights Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Russian Opposition Leader
The tenth (2022) Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights
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UN Commission Concludes War Crimes Committed in Ukraine
Witnesses provided the Commission with consistent accounts of ill-treatment and torture carried out during unlawful confinement. Based on its investigations
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Morality Police for Human Rights Abuses
The United States (U.S) has condemned the tragic and brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died
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