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Category: Human Rights

Human rights are moral principles or norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected in municipal and international law.

 

The African human rights system is composed of several human rights treaties—or agreements between the African Union member states—and the mechanisms that monitor compliance with these treaties. … It also recognizes people’s rights, such as the right to development and self-determination.

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Ukraine and rising global insecurity, test for us all, says UN rights chief

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Nearly four months since the Russian invasion, Michelle Bachelet used her final keynote address to the Geneva forum, to urge Member States not to give up on the post-COVID-19 plan “to recover better”, and not repeat the kind of devastating global financial meltdown which took place in 2008. Failure to stick to what was agreed during the dark days of… Read More
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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks

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Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the UN was “concerned over the deteriorating security situation…and the increase of attacks against civilians by the Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the M23 as well as the on-going presence of other foreign armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), Red Tabara and the Forces Démocratique pour la libération de Rwanda (FDLR), which continue… Read More
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Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist

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Dom Phillips, a regular contributor to The Guardian, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, an employee with the Brazilian indigenous affairs agency, went missing in the Javari Valley, a major indigenous territory located in the western Amazon near Peru and Colombia.  🇧🇷#Brazil: Concerns about lack of information on missing journalist Dom Phillips & indigenous rights defender Bruno Araújo Pereira in Javari Valley.… Read More
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Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR

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Latest data visualisation figures from UNHCR, shows that there were 3,231 dead or missing at sea last year, a sharp rise from 2020. We are concerned by a rising death toll at sea related to refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.https://t.co/8SzbYb7qea — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) June 10, 2022 Last year’s shipwreck death toll is on a par… Read More
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Occupation, discrimination driving Israel-Palestine conflict, recurring violence

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The finding comes in the first report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, established last May by the UN Human Rights Council.  The Commission said occupation and discrimination are the key root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability, and drawn out nature of the conflict in the region.  ‘Asymmetrical’… Read More
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Sudan: UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all, ahead of direct talks

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A military coup in October, led to the suspension of a power sharing between civilian representatives and senior officers, which had been established since the overthrow of former ruler, Omar al-Bashir in 2019. More protests Political protests took place in several parts of the capital on Monday, according to news reports, which met with a heavy response from security forces,… Read More
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Rights experts urge Israel to cease eviction and demolition of Bedouin village

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Special Rapporteurs Fernand de Varennes and Balakrishnan Rajagopal said the move could result in “irreparable damage” to the minority community.  UN human rights experts urged 🇮🇱 to stop the eviction & demolition of a village in #Israel that will forcibly displace 500 Bedouins, which could cause “irreparable damage” to their traditions, livelihoods, cultural practices, & relationship to the land. https://t.co/VzHppqItSB… Read More
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Saudi Arabia: Release Abdullah al-Howaiti, revoke death sentence

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In May 2017, the then 14-year-old was arrested on charges of robbery and murder. Despite having an alibi, and based on a confession extracted under torture and other ill-treatment, he was convicted, and recently sentenced to death for a second time after his original conviction was overturned by the Saudi Supreme Court last year. “We are alarmed by the confirmation… Read More
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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts

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Leading the call for countries to implement constitutional change and strong environmental laws to bring about positive change, UN-appointed independent rights expert David Boyd said that all such discussions should stem from the recognition of everyone’s right to a healthy environment.   Rights inspiration Echoing that call, Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, also said that… Read More
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UN rights chief concludes China trip with promise of improved relations

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During Saturday’s virtual press conference, Ms. Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, outlined the new opportunities for dialogue between her office and the Chinese authorities that were discussed during the visit, which include an annual senior strategic meeting, and a working group that will meet in Beijing and Geneva, as well as online. The working group, explained Ms.… Read More
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