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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work…
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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the world’s most vulnerable people.
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The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to strengthen support for the nearly 42 million people worldwide who have fled their home countries to escape conflict, violence or persecution.
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It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending fundamental rights everywhere, particularly the…
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The United Nations has welcomed reports of a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday while warning that civilians on the ground are still fleeing amid ongoing insecurity.
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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to strengthen support for the nearly 42 million people worldwide who have fled their home countries to escape…
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Sexual violence is increasingly being used as a weapon of war in conflicts around the world and women and children in particular continue to be targeted facing sometimes long-lasting consequences.
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The spread of Ebola is accelerating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid continued armed violence, posing a grave and growing risk to the region, UN agencies…
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Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos
As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, UN agencies are warning that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability.
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UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem – apparently “under the watch of lawmakers and a member of the Government” – has prompted swift condemnation from the global body.
Power play: Can a defensive Europe stick with decarbonisation in Davos?
Tsvetelina Kuzmanova is EU sustainable finance lead for the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), based in Brussels. Europe is set to arrive in Davos on the defensive after a year of trade uncertainty and tariff threats from the Trump administration, as well as pressure to roll back core elements of the EU’s […]
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USA: One year into President Trump’s return to office, authoritarian practices are eroding human rights
Marking one year since President Trump returned to office, Amnesty International today rang the alarm bells on increasing authoritarian practices in the United States and a devastating erosion of human rights. In a new report released today, Ringing the Alarm Bells: Rising Authoritarian Practices and Erosion of Human Rights in the United States, Amnesty International documented how the Trump administration’s escalation of authoritarian practices, including closing civic space and undermining the […]
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Cuba: One year after selective releases, we demand the immediate release of people detained for political reasons
After a year of opaque selective releases in Cuba, Amnesty International said: “The Cuban authorities have an obligation to guarantee the full and unconditional freedom of all prisoners of conscience. Sayli Navarro Álvarez, Félix Navarro, Loreto Hernández García, Donaida Pérez Paseiro, Roberto Pérez Fonseca, Maykel Castillo Pérez (Maykel ‘Osorbo’), and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara must not […]
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Mozambique: Police Linked to Killings of Artisanal Miners
(Johannesburg) – Mozambique authorities need to urgently and impartially investigate the killing of three dozen artisanal gold and gemstone miners during clashes with the police on December 29, 2025, in Nampula province, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities need to hold all those responsible to account and ensure justice for victims and their families. Local […]
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IS fighters flee prison as Syria’s army clashes with SDF
Hundreds of IS members escaped a prison amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF, the country’s main Kurdish-led force.
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Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap more than 160 in church attacks
Armed gangs with "sophisticated weapons" kidnapped worshipers from at least two churches in Kaduna state. Nigeria faces several internal conflicts that have affected both Christians and Muslims — often indiscriminately.
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Trump writes Norway’s PM, ties Greenland to peace prize snub
The US president wrote to complain about not getting a Nobel Peace Prize, a decision that doesn’t rest with Norway’s PM. He said he would devote more thought to US interests, after having "stopped 8 Wars PLUS."
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The key elections in Africa in 2026
Benin’s parliamentary elections and Uganda’s general elections, both held in January, marked the beginning of a busy and decisive year at ballot boxes across the African continent.