Haiti: ‘I was deported to a country I never lived in’
Mireille Pregnant and exhausted and clutching a small bag with all that was left of her belongings, Mireille* stood under the relentless…
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Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians
Government forces and a rival military – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – have been battling for control of the country since…
World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws in spotlight
Health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient has died – a nurse who had sought treatment at various other medical facilities…
‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the…
‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated
More than 15 months on from the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, António Guterres said the UN will continue doing…
Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime
The findings from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria detail crimes against humanity and war crimes that left a legacy…
Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust
A new book on their work underlines the chaos of the time, and the difficult decisions they had to make, knowing that…
Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home…
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North…
UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around the Jenin refugee camp had involved “disproportionate” use of…