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UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert

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11 May 2023

LONDON (11 May 2023) – Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to produce increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United...

Afghanistan: UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment

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11 May 2023

GENEVA (11 May 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at a recent announcement by the de facto Supreme Court in Afghanistan sanctioning the use of punishments including stoning, flogging and...

Behind the data: Recording civilian casualties in Syria

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11 May 2023

Two Syrian women walk next to destroyed buildings in central Raqqa city, Syria, 31 March 2019. © EPA-EFE/AHMED MARDNLI

In the ten years of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, UN Human Rights and several civil society organizations working on the ground have carried out the grueling work of documenting and reporting deaths of civilians during active hostilities.

Türk calls on Sudan combatants to agree peace talks, aid and protection of civilians

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11 May 2023

Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Four years ago, the people of Sudan lit a beacon of hope for millions around the world. On 11 April 2019, popular protests brought an end to...

Civilians bear devastating brunt of fighting in Sudan: UN experts

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11 May 2023

GENEVA (11 May 2023) – All parties to hostilities in Sudan must immediately end the fighting, cease targeting the civilian population and infrastructure and resume negotiations towards a civilian-led...

36th special session of the Human Rights Council

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11 May 2023

Human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Sao Tome and Principe on the High Birth Registration Rate, Ask Questions about Gender Stereotypes and Rural Women

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10 May 2023

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the combined initial to fifth periodic report of Sao Tome and Principe, with Committee Experts...

UN torture expert warns of opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s worsening health in Russian detention

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10 May 2023

GENEVA (10 May 2023) – The Russian government must provide opposition politician, Alexei Navalny with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN torture...