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Peru's new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
LIMA, Peru — Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday to knock down an amnesty law passed by the country’s Congress the ...
Rights defenders denounce US sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians
Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States ...
U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and ...
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Human Rights First Deplores U.S. Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur
New York, NY — Human Rights First today deplored the State Department’s misuse of financial sanctions to target a United Nations special rapporteur on the basis of her advocacy for action by the ...
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UAE concludes national training to build cadre of human rights experts
The Permanent Committee for Human Rights, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Regional Office of the ...
U.N. sounds alarm over worsening human rights crisis in Venezuela
Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top ...
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...
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UN Human Rights Council renews mandate of LGBTQ+ rights expert
The United Nations voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on Monday. The UN ...