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It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief — Global Issues
“Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating this content is not censorship,” Volker Türk wrote…
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Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court — Global Issues
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for…
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Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, human rights defenders in Central African Republic — Global Issues
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell said that the Office was aware of reports and videos allegedly showing the…
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US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman | Human Rights News
Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US.…
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UK Prime Minister Starmer slams ‘lies’ after Musk tirade | Child Rights News
Starmer defends record as prosecutor after tech billionaire Musk attacks him and other Labour figures over handling of child rape…
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Why Russia’s Ban on Child-Free ‘Propaganda’ Impacts Human’s Rights — Global Issues
Big families are promoted on billboards in Russia. Credit: Sky News screengrab by Ed Holt (bratislava) Monday, January 06, 2025 Inter…
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Egyptian activist al-Qaradawi’s family appeal to Lebanese PM for release | Human Rights News
Al-Qaradawi’s family seeks Lebanese PM’s intervention to prevent his deportation to Egypt, fearing risks to his life. The family of…
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Nigeria’s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security | Boko Haram
General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more. For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces…
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Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals — Global Issues
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital…
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Deaths on the Mediterranean, rights in Venezuela, new Security Council members take their seats — Global Issues
Regina De Dominicis – who also heads the agency’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office – issued her plea for…
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