Politics

Peru: UN rights office calls for probe into protestor deaths

Unsplash/Barbara Zandoval     Lima, the capital of Peru.

January 10, 2023  Human Rights

Is UN attempting to defuse or aggravate the conflicts in Palestine?

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January 06, 2023

Andrew Campbell 

 

Sudan: Start of final phase towards civilian rule an ‘important step’

UN News/Abdelmonem Makki       Khartoum, Sudan

January 9, 2023   Peace and Security

Brazil: UN chief ‘totally confident’ in country’s democratic strength

UN News/Daniel Johnson  

UN Secretary General António Guterres (centre) comments on the assault on Brazil’s democratic institutions at a press conference at the Palais de Nations, Geneva.

‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts

Unsplash/Dan Edge     Hate speech, whether online or offline, poses a threat to democracy and human rights.

January 6, 2023  Human Rights

Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail

Unsplash/Gayatri Malhotra     Protesters in Washington DC, United States, march against the military takeover in Myanmar.

January 6, 2023  Human Rights

Belarus: Trial of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’

Kseniya Halubovich       A flower is held in peaceful protest against the disputed presidential election in Belarus.

January 6, 2023  Human Rights

Responses of Nations to China's COVID Increase

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December 30,2022

Andrew Campbell 

 

UN working to reduce tensions following Israel minister’s holy site visit

Flickr/Tony Kane     The Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

January 5, 2023   Peace and Security

UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention

Unsplash/Hédi Benyounes       Barbed wire fencing surrounds a detention centre.

January 4, 2023  Human Rights