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Europe 

Ukraine: Guterres ‘strongly condemns’ Russian attacks on Odesa and other ports

Village Reporter
In making its decision, Russia also withdrew safe passage guarantees for ships carrying grain and other foodstuffs navigating in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Over the past year, the Initiative has facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports, including Odesa. Grain deal stalled The Black… Read More
Europe 

UK Bill ‘significantly erodes’ human rights and refugee protections, UN agencies warn

Village Reporter
Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country – however briefly – where they did not face persecution.   The bill bars migrants from presenting refugee protection or other human rights claims, regardless of their circumstances. It has passed through the Commons, but… Read More
Europe 

‘Senseless, unjustified war’ in Ukraine must stop: UN political affairs chief

Village Reporter
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council in the wake of the collapse earlier in the day of the Black Sea Initiative to bring grain and fertilizer from the region to the world. “The longer this war continues, the more dangerous its consequences, including the possibility of a wider conflict,” she warned. “For the sake of the Ukrainian people and… Read More
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EU signs agreement with Tunisia to fight illegal migration

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The European Union has signed a deal with Tunisia to strategically fight illegal migration. Tunisia has become the main departure point for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Announcing the deal in Tunis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised increased cooperation on border management and search and rescue operations. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said it… Read More
Europe 

World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings

Village Reporter
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children – an entire plane full… Read More
Europe 

Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

Village Reporter
The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”. The summary executions of 77 civilians in detention were also… Read More
Europe 

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world’

Village Reporter
Among the exhibit’s visitors were members of the Mothers of Srebrenica, an association that united thousands of people – mothers, sisters, and wives – who have lost loved ones in the massacre in their city. Munira Subašić doesn’t need photographs to remember the tragedy that claimed her husband, son, and 20 other close relatives. “I represent all the mothers who… Read More
Europe 

UN rights experts ‘appalled’ by attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya

Village Reporter
Yelena Milashina, who works for the independent investigative news service Novaya Gazeta, was travelling with Alexander Nemov when they were attacked on Monday morning on their way to covering the trial of Zarema Musaeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists who challenged the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The experts urged Russia to fully investigate the incident and… Read More
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