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The United Nations should urge the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and competing authorities in eastern Libya to create conditions conducive to a free and fair vote before rushing to hold general elections in 2018, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 21, 2018.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Victims of arbitrary detention in government-controlled secret prisons in eastern Ukraine face new, serious obstacles to justice, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on Mar 19, 2018.

Italy has impounded a rescue ship and threatened criminal charges against two members of its crew and the founder of the organization after they refused to turn migrants over to Libyan forces, fearing that they would be abused, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 19, 2018.

With Russia’s continued support, the Syrian government is using unlawful tactics in its assault on Eastern Ghouta, including what appears to be the use of internationally banned weapons, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 18, 2018. There are significant concerns about how government forces will treat residents in areas that come under its control, given past reports of reprisal executions.

Algerian authorities sealed the premises of two women’s rights associations on February 27 on the grounds that they were not registered, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 19, 2018. The groups were allowed to reopen “temporarily” on March 5.

Brazilian authorities should ensure a prompt, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing of a human rights defender and her driver in Rio de Janeiro, Human Rights Watch said on Mar 15, 2018.

Trafficking of women and girls is a form of gender-based violence, based on inequality, on March 15th, said participants at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the sidelines of the 62nd meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, in New York.