Human Rights
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Deny legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, UN expert urges
The international community must promptly deny the legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, the UN-appointed independent expert on the situation of…
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Two years on from Myanmar military coup, UN chief stresses international unity, as arrests, airstrikes continue
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for Member States to urge the military leadership in Myanmar to respect…
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Hate Speech: Turning the tide
Online hate speech might seem like an unstoppable tide, but strategies are being employed by governments, civil society, and individuals,…
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Hate speech: Nations fight back
Online hate speech is a growing, worrying phenomenon that puts lives at risks. In the second of three feature stories…
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We must not simply remember, ‘but speak out and stand up’: UN chief Guterres
Antisemitism has been described as the canary in the coal mine of freedom, and with hateful bigots and dangerous conspiracy…
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Hate speech: A growing, international threat
Whilst hate speech is nothing new, it has arguably been super-charged by the internet, which has allowed lies, conspiracies, and…
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Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief
At a UN ceremony to mark the Holocaust on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that antisemitism, hate speech, and misinformation…
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Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk
Nearly two years on from Myanmar’s brutal military coup against the democratically-elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever…
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Home, belonging, and the Holocaust
This year, the theme of the UN Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked on Friday, is “home and belonging”, two concepts that…
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Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes
Ambassadors, UN officials and experts from the international community have been sharing ways to better prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, war…
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