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Syrian war criminals promised to serve justice sooner

Syrian war criminals promised to serve justice sooner

Syria - Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that justice will be served for all the Syrian war criminals. She said this after the historic conviction of a Syrian Intelligence official

Does Refunding Afghanistan Makes Humanitarian Sense?

Does Refunding Afghanistan Makes Humanitarian Sense?

Afghanistan - Since Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, the state of the its people is becoming bad to worse. The financial crises have just deepened, with more than 23 million people facing severe hunger,

Human Rights Watch says, “Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness”

Human Rights Watch says, “Increased repression and violence a sign of weakness”

Europe - Violence against civilian protests by autocratic leaders come under human rights abuses. Millions of people face violence when they protest against the leaders. Human Rights Watch (HRW) conducted its annual assessment on human

Threat to human rights due to Bulgaria’s new surveillance laws

Threat to human rights due to Bulgaria’s new surveillance laws

Bulgaria - There is a thin line that the governments world wide have to ensure in letting human rights prevail while also ensuring safety of the citizens. Bulgaria is trying to figure that balance amid

Egyptian Only Human Rights Group Forced To Close Shop Due To Authoritarian Harassment

Egyptian Only Human Rights Group Forced To Close Shop Due To Authoritarian Harassment

Egypt - Increasingly harassed by Egyptian authorities, an 18-year-old human rights organization is closing shop.  The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information is closing its doors to the world permanently. They worked actively in Egypt,

Human Rights experts slam human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay

Human Rights experts slam human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay

Cuba - Between 2002 and 2021, nine detainees died in custody at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba. A group of independent human rights experts appointed by the UN (United Nations) Human Rights Council

Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

Hunger crisis: South Sudan to face hungriest year

South Sudan - is facing a deadly famine. The disastrous flooding has destroyed the crops and lack of adequate food assistance from government and aid groups has been adding to catastrophic hunger crisis in the

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines Bans Child Marriage

Philippines - In the Philippines, a law was passed to ban child marriage on Thursday. President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed a law to ban child marriage. The law makes it illegal to marry

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libyan group presents a new proposal for holding elections in sequence

Libya - Libya's National Forces for Change presented a new proposal to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for holding an election. The representatives proposed holding the postponed elections in a sequence rather

Ethiopia detains ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia detains ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia - The Ethiopian authorities have detained and disappeared thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who were deported from Saudi Arabia. Tigray conflict and human rights abuse started again in the country. Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed