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UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” - a move he feared could lead to gay and transgender rights groups there being banned outright. more
Ukraine conflict: Report claims rape and torture by Russian forces continuing

Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of their latest report into Russia’s full-s ...

Ukraine continues to face learning loss amid ongoing war against Russia and COVID-19

Ukrainian children are showing signs of widespread learning loss as Russia’s invasion preceded by the COVID-19 pandemic have left them facing a fourth year of education setbacks, a ...

Ukraine crisis: Seven die as Russian missiles strike Pokrovsk town

At least seven people died as two Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.

Rights experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners

New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday said they were “deeply disturbed” by reports of the systematic recruitment of prisoners across Russia by the ...

UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion

New York: As the international community prepared to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN rights investigators on Tuesday relayed disturbing testimonies about the hi ...

UN experts laud International Olympic Committee for considering admission of Russian, Belarusian athletes

New York: Two UN experts commended the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday for considering the admission of athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus in sports compe ...

Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

New York: Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human r ...

One month of war leaves more than half of Ukraine’s children displaced

New York: A month since Russia invaded Ukraine, 4.3 million children – more than half of the country’s estimated 7.5 million child population – have been displaced, the ...

Russia’s war on Ukraine, an assault on the world’s vulnerable: Guterres

New York: The war in Ukraine is not only a “horror unfolding before our eyes”, but also an “assault on some of the most vulnerable people and countries” across the ...