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UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate

A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting...

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UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after...

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Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech

The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down,...

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Up To 100,000 Civilians Trapped In Syria’s Raqa

As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria's Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the...

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Children Lead the Way As Raqa Families Escape Jihadists

Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were...

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UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help...

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DR Congo Snubs UN Warning On Probe Into Kasai Violence

DR Congo authorities on Thursday rebuffed a UN warning to launch an international probe into violence in the central...

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Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council

US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end what...

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UN Threatens DR Congo With International Probe

The UN rights chief on Tuesday gave Kinshasa a two-day deadline to show it is seriously investigating violence in the...

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New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon

A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step...

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After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil

Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...

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Over 300 Civilians Killed Since Start of West Mosul Operation

Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul,...

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UN Rights Chief Blasts Sri Lanka Over War Probe

The UN rights chief on Wednesday condemned Sri Lanka's persistent failure to probe war-era atrocities, suggesting the...

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Syria Has Become ‘torture Chamber’

The UN rights chief warned Tuesday that a "tidal wave of bloodshed" over more than six years of war in Syria had...

International

Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed

The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000...

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US Needs Better Leadership To Meet Challenges

The UN human rights chief took aim at US President Donald Trump Wednesday, saying the country needed better leadership...

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UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka

The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka and...

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New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe

A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...

Opinion

UN Rights Chief Blames DR Congo Govt Over Unrest

Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief on Thursday directed blame at DR Congo's government for surging political tensions...