House Members Push for U.N. Oversight of Yemen Atrocities
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Joaquin Castro are leading the call to renew international oversight of atrocities committed in the Saudi-led war in...
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
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Creating a Shared Language of Genocide Prevention Across the Globe
‘Shameful’ UN silencing Indigenous voices, say banned Cop27 activists
Campaigners who interrupted US president’s speech had passes revoked after they put ‘lives in danger’ The four activists gave a war cry...
China Imposing Forced Inter-Ethnic Marriages On Uyghur Women: Report
The report, "Forced Marriage of Uyghur Women: State Policies for Interethnic Marriage in East Turkistan," examines the Party-State's role...
COP27: ‘Stand and deliver’, urges UN Secretary-General
‘Stand and deliver’, urges UN Secretary-General as divides threaten COP27 negotiations ahead of deadline UNIC Tokyo/ Momoko Sato / Civil...
Human rights groups report widespread abuse in Ukraine
For 10 days, Alesha Babenko was locked in a basement and regularly beaten by Russian soldiers. Bound, blindfolded and threatened with...
More than 8 months into Russia’s armed attack on Ukraine and the ensuing escalation in hostilities
the UN reports widespread abuse, torture of prisoners of war Speech by Matilda Bogner The Office of the High Commissioner for Human...
Ukraine / Russia: Prisoners of war
Over the past several months, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has interviewed 159 prisoners of war (139 men and 20...
Cambodia: In visit to genocide museum, UN chief warns of the dangers of hate and persecution
Preserving the memory of people who suffered and died during the Khmer Rouge's rule in Cambodia helps to ensure such atrocities are never...
Iran: Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death, UN experts urge
Sixteen UN-appointed independent human rights experts encouraged Iranian authorities on Friday to stop indicting people with charges...
UN human rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid protest crackdown
The U.N.’s top human rights body is poised to hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government’s deadly crackdowns on...
Iraq in the News
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