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Human Rights Group Alleges Brutal Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Submits Evidence to ICC
Nagaland Post
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June 20, 2025
The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) today drew attention to a recent brutal communal attack in Bangladesh where over 18 homes belonging to Hindu families were looted, vandalized, and set on fire in the southwestern...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for restraint in Iranian-Israeli military escalation
SANA
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June 20, 2025
New York, SANA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the military escalation between Iran and Israel is having serious humanitarian consequences for human rights and civilians, and threatens to ignite the entire region....
Civil and Human Rights Groups warn of Dire Situation for Afghan migrants on World Refugee Day
Khaama Press
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June 20, 2025
On World Refugee Day, civil and human rights groups highlighted the urgent need for action to address the Afghan migrant crisis. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, several civil, human rights, and women’s movements have expressed deep concern...
Local human rights body spotlights growing atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh
Mangalorean
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June 20, 2025
Local human rights body spotlights growing atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh Dhaka: The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) on Friday highlighted a recent brutal communal attack in the country where more than 18 homes...
World voices advocate for international medical cooperation at the UN Human Rights Council
Cuban News Agency
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June 20, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 20 (ACN) A group of 64 countries raised their voices at the UN Human Rights Council in support of international medical cooperation and against its politically motivated obstruction. In a statement read by Cuba, the nations...
Cuban FM highlights support for Cuban medical collaboration at UN Human Rights Council
Cuban News Agency
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June 20, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 20 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, highlighted today the statement by 64 countries at the Human Rights Council in support of Cuba's international medical cooperation and against its politically motivated...
CHRDI and Sierra Leone Police Partner to Train 70 Officers on Human Rights in Law Enforcement
Sierraloaded
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June 20, 2025
The Campaign for Human Rights & Development International (CHRDI), a non-profit organization in Sierra Leone, has partnered with the Sierra Leone Police to provide training for 70 police officers on human rights in law enforcement. The training,...
City council postpones ordinance expanding human rights protections
Public Radio Tulsa - Oklahoma
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June 20, 2025
Tulsa city councilors moved Wednesday to postpone voting on an ordinance that would expand human rights protections in the city if passed. The ordinance would have added protections around employment, housing and public accommodations for...
Iran foreign minister to address UN Human Rights Council
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Iran's foreign minister will address the UN Human Rights Council on Friday on the sidelines of talks with European counterparts aiming for a diplomatic solution to the Iran-Israel war. Abbas Araghchi...
FCTA’s Fasawe Honoured For Excellence In Health, Environment, Climate Action
Daily Independent
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June 20, 2025
1 ABUJA: In a stunning testament to her public service impact, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Health Services and Environment Secretariat, has clinched three prestigious national honours within one month, recognitions that...
Zelensky imposes sanctions on over 50 Russians, firms from Russia, China, Belarus
TASS
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June 20, 2025
MOSCOW, June 20. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions on 56 Russian individuals and 55 companies, most of whom are Russian manufacturing enterprises and firms, according to a decree posted on the website of Zelensky's office. The list...
Human Rights In The Age Of Algorithms: Rethinking AI As A Global Public Good
Live Law
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June 19, 2025
The promises of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are often portrayed as universal, with the potential to solve some of humanity's most pressing challenges. However, reality can be more sobering than what meets the eye. It is only the nations and...
Climate and Health: Urgent Need for Adaptation Strategies in Africa
Inter Press Service
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June 20, 2025
Africa, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Conferences, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change Negotiators at then UN Climate...
African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics
Institute for Security Studies
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African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics On World Refugee Day, displaced Africans face the worst conditions yet as conflict and disasters increase, aid plummets and borders tighten. The number of displaced Africans has doubled...
Climate threats as justifying derogations under Article 15 ECHR?
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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June 20, 2025
This paper examines whether Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) can serve as a legal foundation for addressing security threats arising from climate change. Through doctrinal analysis and case-based comparisons, it...
Europe, Iran foreign ministers meet
BDNews24
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European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart on Friday hoping to test Tehran's readiness to negotiate a new nuclear deal despite there being scant prospect of Israel ceasing its attacks soon, diplomats said. European ministers spoke in...
LGBTI+ rights are human rights
Bianet
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June 20, 2025
“They don’t give us the right to live. My family doesn’t accept me. Bye.” These last words of Helin, a trans woman who committed suicide in Edirne on the night of June 5, still echo in my mind. Helin’s words clearly show that what she experienced...
Europe to offer Iran 'diplomatic solution' to war with Israel
The Bryan Times - Ohio
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June 20, 2025
European powers hope to offer a "diplomatic solution" to end the Iran-Israel war at talks in Geneva with Iran's foreign minister, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. It comes as US President Donald Trump mulls the prospect of entering a...
China's FM urges EU to abide by WTO rules, in response to Brussels' curbs on Chinese medical firms
Global Times
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Asked to comment on the European Commission (EC)'s decision to restrict Chinese companies from participating in medical equipment tenders worth over 5 million euros — a move it claimed was in response to China's...
China’s Shipments of Rare Earth Magnets Tumble Amid Export Control
Oil Price
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June 20, 2025
China saw its shipments of rare earth magnets to foreign markets crash by 53% in May to the lowest level for any month since February 2020, according to data from the General Administration of Customs cited by Reuters. At the beginning of April,...