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The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress dissent.
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Russian forces hammered Ukraine with ballistic missiles and long-range drones overnight on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians – mainly around Kyiv – and injuring another 44, the UN human rights office in Ukraine reported.
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The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference in June, the acting head of the UN counter-terrorism office stated that Al Qaeda, Da’esh, and their affiliates “remain adaptive and resilient”. Moreover, they are using […]
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The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that…
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Russian forces hammered Ukraine with ballistic missiles and long-range drones overnight on Tuesday, killing at least 17 civilians – mainly around Kyiv – and injuring another 44, the UN human rights…
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The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference…
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The Security Council is meeting on Wednesday to examine the persistent threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL, also known as Dae’sh, to international peace and security. At a conference…
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Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food…
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Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400
More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations.
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Venezuela: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as earthquake deaths surpass 1,400
Some 2,200 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported and coordinated by the United Nations.
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UN envoy urges parties to ‘stay the course’ towards peace in eastern DR Congo
The new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged parties to the peace processes for the volatile eastern region to maintain momentum and fully implement their commitments.
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Climate adaptation in Africa needs investment, not imported solutions
Ellen Davies is head of programmes at the African Climate Foundation and is based in Kenya. Wole Hammond is programme officer for adaptation and resilience at the foundation, based in Nigeria. For generations, African communities have lived on the frontlines of climate disruption, managing erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and the slow erosion of their livelihoods, […]
French court rules Total must revise climate plan to account for all emissions
Amid an unprecedented European heatwave, a Paris court ruled today that France’s biggest fossil fuel firm TotalEnergies has not fully accounted for its contribution to climate change or identified all the ways it could limit it. A group of non-profit organisations and local authorities filed the claim in 2020 under France’s then-new duty of vigilance law. This requires all large businesses headquartered in France and international […]
As Nigeria rails at loss and damage “mirage”, fund boss assures money is coming
After a four-year set up period, a fund to help vulnerable countries respond to climate impacts is facing criticism from Nigeria’s environment minister over delays in delivering aid, while its chief executive says the first disbursements will be made by the end of the year. At an event at London Climate Action Week on Tuesday, […]
Can the circular economy win over big business?
This could be a big year for the circular economy. In autumn, the European Commission is due to adopt the Circular Economy Act (CEA), aimed at supporting the EU in its stated aim to become a world leader in circularity by 2030. There is a clear environmental imperative behind the legislation, but also a geopolitical […]
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Türkiye: Authorities must lift blanket protest ban ahead of NATO Summit and release scores of arbitrarily detained people
Reacting to the start on Sunday of a 13-day blanket ban on protests in Ankara, and the imprisonment in pretrial detention of more than 100 people including lawyers, academics and activists ahead of the 36th NATO summit in Türkiye, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director Research for Europe, said: “The blanket ban on all protests […]
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Kazakhstan: Authorities must end apparent reprisals against relatives of Atajurt activists
Responding to news that Kazakhstani authorities have detained Batikha Bilashkyzy, whose brother, Serikzhan Bilash, is a human rights defender and the founder of the Atajurt movement, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “Batikha Bilashkyzy’s detention on apparently politically motivated and fabricated fraud charges is deeply alarming. She must be released […]
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Tunisia: 25-year-prison term for prominent human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine an outrageous injustice
Responding to the news that a Tunisian court has sentenced Sihem Bensedrine to 25 years in prison after being convicted on bogus charges in connection with her work as the President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard said: “This verdict is an utter travesty of justice. It is outrageous […]