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From flood to famine: Rainfall chaos fuels Africa’s drought crisis
Despite a brief uptick in rainfall across the continent, critical water shortages persist, particularly in major river basins ...
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata
The Venezuela government-allied National Assembly unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ...
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Spain, England Shatter Temperature Records In Hottest June Ever
Europe is in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave, with Spain and England registering their hottest June temperatures in ...
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...
“Ethnic Cleansing”: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Israel’s War in Gaza
There are many things that happened in this war that are clearly war crimes,” Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says about Israel’s war on Gaza. Democracy Now!'s Amy ...
“Trying to Find Food Is a Death Sentence”: Palestinian Writer Muhammad Shehada on Gaza Aid Massacres
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States next week to meet with President Donald Trump and ...
U.N. warns of worsening human rights conditions in Venezuela
Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...
The Register on MSN2d
International Criminal Court swats away 'sophisticated and targeted' cyberattack
Body stays coy on details but alludes to similarities with 2023 espionage campaign The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
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Human Rights Can Be a 'Strong Lever for Progress' in Climate Change, Says UN Rights Chief
The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High ...
Global South World on MSN4d
Why the UN is opening a Human Rights office in Bangladesh
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul confirmed on Sunday, June 29, that the Council of Advisors, chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, had approved the draft MoU “in principle,” paving the way for the Office of ...
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Russia: Rising Toll of LGBT ‘Extremism’ Designation
Russian courts have issued 101 “extremism”-related convictions for allegedly participating in the “International LGBT ...