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Human Rights

UN Expert Alleges Israel Is Systematically Torturing Palestinians in Custody

A new report by Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur, details "exceptionally ruthless" abuse since the start of the Gaza…

2 days ago

US Responsible for Deadly and Unlawful Attack on Iranian School, Amnesty International Says

Rights group's in-depth investigation finds the strike that killed at least 168 people, mostly children, constitutes a serious violation of…

6 days ago

‘The Settlers Are at Our Door’: Under Cover of War, Israeli Settlers Terrorise Palestinian Communities

Amid rocket sirens and explosions in the sky, the regional war with Iran feels distant to Palestinians in the rural…

3 weeks ago

UN Expert to Present Alarming Report on Afghan Women’s Health at Human Rights Council

GENEVA — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, is set to present…

1 month ago

Jesse Jackson, transformative civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84

Veteran US civil rights activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation's most influential and consequential Black voices, has…

1 month ago

Chicago Teen Who Fought for Her Father’s Freedom Dies of Rare Cancer at 16

CHICAGO — A Chicago teenager who became a public advocate for her father’s release after he was detained by immigration officials…

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They Left With Nothing: Displacement and Fear in Pashtun Heartlands Tirah Valley

dawatmedia24.com Tirah Valley, Occupied Pakhtunkhwa, As winter grips the rugged mountains of northwestern Pakistan, thousands of Pashtun families from the…

2 months ago

U.N. Experts Warn of Mounting Risk of Mass Violence Against Civilians in South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan – Independent United Nations experts issued a stark warning on Sunday that the deteriorating situation in South Sudan…

2 months ago

UN Women: Education is a Fundamental Right for Every Girl, Not a Privilege

NEW YORK — UN Women has issued a forceful reminder that education is an inalienable fundamental right for every woman and…

2 months ago

Landmark Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Case Opens at UN’s Top Court, Setting Precedent for International Justice

A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the minority Muslim Rohingya opened at the United Nations’ highest court…

2 months ago