Why banning men from leaving Ukraine violates their human rights
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As Ukraine scrambles to defend itself from Russia’s illegal invasion, men aged 18 to 60 have been banned from leaving the country. The...
Extremists harass minority refugees arriving in Poland from Ukraine, witnesses report
Non-white refugees from Ukraine allegedly continue to face discrimination. ABC News’ Matt Gutman spoke with refugees in Ukraine and...
Volodymyr Zelensky pleads with the West to prevent genocide by Russia in Ukraine
What was the point of saying ’never again’, president asks after missile strike near Kyiv Holocaust memorial The Ukrainian president has...
Lithuania’s prime minister, Ingrida Simonyte, says Russia’s invasion was predictable
The West was too greedy for Russian money and too delusional in its negotiations with a pathological liar All this was bound to happen....
France Expands Abortion Access in Two Key Moves
Positive Steps Advance Reproductive Rights Over the past 10 days, France made two notable advances for reproductive rights. On February...
We Spoke With African Students Stranded In Ukraine, These Are Their Stories
As Russia and Ukraine go into conflict with each other, thousands of African students have become displaced as their home embassies...
The Nigerian students caught in the Russia-Ukraine war
Students scramble to leave Ukraine as the conflict intensifies, reaching new cities. Lolade Lawal’s life has been turned upside down in a...
Human Rights Activists in Ukraine Call for Swift Response
Human rights activists in Ukraine are telling Human Rights First about the immediate impact on them of the Russian invasion, and what...
Russia invades Ukraine on many fronts in ‘brutal act of war’
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops...
NATO ‘more united and determined than ever’ after Russia’s ‘brutal act of war’ on Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Feb. 24 condemned Russia's “cold-blooded” attack on Ukraine “in the strongest possible terms.”...
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