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- Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
Europe (Wednesday, 3 February) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed dismay on Wednesday over the sentencing of Russian opposition politician and activist Aleksei Navalny, and urged the authorities to release scores of his...Read more
- US witnessed ‘echoes of the Holocaust’ during breach of the Capitol, says concentration camp survivor
Europe (Wednesday, 27 January) - Having grown up a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe, Irene Butter said on Wednesday during a UN commemorative event online, that the United States had seen for itself “echoes of...Read more
- Stand against antisemitism with the ‘utmost determination’ – German Chancellor Merkel
Europe (Wednesday, 27 January) - The world must stand with the “utmost determination against antisemitism”, the Chancellor of German told the UN’s annual Holocaust remembrance ceremony on Wednesday. ...Read more
- Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
Europe (Wednesday, 27 January) - A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect the right to life of more than 200 migrants on board a vessel that...Read more
- UN refugee agency calls for ‘new chapter for refugee protection’ across Europe
Europe (Tuesday, 12 January) - As Portugal assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU), to be followed by Slovenia later this year, the UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday called on them to lead...Read more
- UN human rights expert ‘cautiously’ welcomes UK court’s refusal to extradite Julian Assange
Europe (Wednesday, 6 January) - An independent UN human rights expert has welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States on the basis that he would be exposed...Read more
- FROM THE FIELD: Weathering a tourist downturn in Kyrgyzstan
Europe (Tuesday, 5 January) - The residents of a small traditional village high in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, which once attracted a steady stream of visitors, are learning how to adapt to...Read more
- Netherlands violates nationality rights: UN rights committee
Europe (Tuesday, 29 December) - The Netherlands has violated a child’s rights by registering children under the category “nationality unknown” as opposed to Stateless – leaving them ineligible to access international protections, the UN Human...Read more
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’, warn UN agencies
Europe (Monday, 28 December) - United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and without shelter, amid freezing winter temperatures. ...Read more
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands of migrants lose shelter, after camp destroyed in fire
Europe (Thursday, 24 December) - The closure and subsequent fire, on Wednesday, at a migrant camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina has left thousands of migrants without shelter and protection, amid plummeting winter temperatures, the UN...Read more
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