Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace
Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Source UN News
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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.
World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have been using torture as a tool to extract confessions from prisoners, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update
It is high time countries made reparatory justice a priority to address the legacy of slavery and colonialism, which continues to negatively impact the daily lives of people of African descent across the globe. Source UN News
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Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge
Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday. Source UN News
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Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse
A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse. Source UN News
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Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights
Unilateral sanctions and over-compliance are threatening the health and well-being of people across the world, an independent UN human right expert warned on Friday. Source UN News
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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods and a disaster assessment team has been deployed to support government response and relief operations, the UN said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks
A string of Russian attacks on port and grain facilities in Ukraine which began over a month ago, have intensified in recent days, drawing condemnation from the UN’s top humanitarian official there. Source UN News
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Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link
To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Monday. Source UN News
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War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators
UN-appointed independent human rights investigators told the Human Rights Council on Monday that Myanmar’s people continue to suffer deeply from the effects of horrific crimes committed by the country’s military, amid intensifying violence. Source UN News
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