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30,000 children are suffering human rights abuses in Syria, UN-backed commission says
Nearly 30,000 children are suffering abuse in camps and prisons in Syria’s northwest, according to a U.N.-backed commission.Most children were ...
Ortega-led Nicaragua accused of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’
A U.N.-backed human rights panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government of abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity.”Violent crackdowns on ...
Afghan diplomat shuns Taliban rule by refusing to leave post, calls on West to ‘mobilize’ against abuses
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, Afghan Ambassador to Austria Manizha Bakhtari faced a serious ...
US sanctions people around the world over human rights abuses, including Afghanistan, China, Iran
The United States Treasury Department announced sanctions on people around the world, including officials in Afghanistan, China and Iran, who ...
UN committee passes resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses for 19th year in a row
A United Nations committee has passed a resolution condemning North Korean human rights abuses for the 19th year in a ...
Amnesty says Qatar worker abuses persist a year after tournament-
By AFP DOHA: Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused Qatar of “continuing failure” on workers’ rights as the first ...
Outrage as Iran regime chairs United Nations Human Rights Council body despite ‘alarming’ abuses
Iran will take the chair of a United Nations human rights social forum on Thursday, with many critical of the ...
HRW says abuses persist in Ethiopia despite peace deal-
By AFP ADDIS ABABA: Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the United Nations and the international community to “maintain pressure” ...