Iran: Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death, UN experts urge
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Sixteen UN-appointed independent human rights experts encouraged Iranian authorities on Friday to stop indicting people with charges...
Iran: Thousands of Detained Protesters and Activists in Peril
Unfair Trials; Charges Against Protesters Include Death Penalty Risk Iranian authorities have escalated their assault against widespread...
Many young Iranians lose their fear in struggle for "freedom"
As a child in Iran, Shideh heard her parents warn her older siblings against taking part in anti-government demonstrations because of the...
Tigray war: Doctor reveals ‘hell on Earth’ in war-torn region as 2-year siege leaves thousands dead
Dr Fasika Amdeslasie watches helplessly as people die from preventable illnesses and starvation, and wonders why the Tigrayan people...
Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters in Chad, Killing at Least 50
Demonstrators had taken to the streets, demanding that the ruling military junta stick to its promises to hold elections. Security forces...
Afghanistan human rights and humanitarian crisis continues, urgent action necessary, says UN expert
After completing his 12-day visit to Afghanistan today, Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...
Iran’s Transformative Moment: Kurdistan on the Frontline
What role is Eastern Kurdistan (Rojhelat) playing in Iran’s ongoing protest movement? And why are these uprisings transformative for...
Violences contre les minorités: La Suisse inquiète des violations des droits humains en Afghanistan
Le rapporteur spécial de l'ONU sur l'Afghanistan Richard Bennett veut des investigations sur de possibles crimes contre l'humanité au...
U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body, Moscow then quits
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic...
Rape as a weapon: huge scale of sexual violence inflicted in Ukraine emerges
Women and girls have recounted the abuse they have suffered at the hands of Russian soldiers A Ukrainian woman walks pass destroyed...
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