Human Rights

Ban condemns ambush on police officers in the Sinai

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Demonstrators clash with police in central Cairo, Egypt.

UN spotlights plight of more than 1 million displaced Iraqis, calls for durable solutions

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Al-Rustumiya, an informal settlement for displaced people on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Somalia: UN envoy voices concern over rape allegations at African Union facility

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Special Representative Nicholas Kay listening in Mogadishu to one of a group of Somali women activists about a number of their concerns.

Integration of formerly deported people in Crimea, Ukraine, is focus of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ latest report

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This image was taken from the cover of a report by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities called "The integration of formerly deported people in Crimea.

Bangladesh: Azam Conviction Based on Flawed Proceedings

Analysis Outlines how Fair Trial Rights of Accused Seriously Compromised

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Court Allows Groundbreaking Case Against Anti-Gay Religious Leader to Proceed

Historic Ruling Confirms LGBTI Rights as Internationally Recognized

In a first-of-its kind case brought by a Ugandan LGBTI advocacy organization against a prominent U.S. anti-gay extremist, a federal judge ruled that persecution on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is a crime against humanity and that the fundamental human rights of LGBTI people are protected under international law.

UN mission welcomes release of children recruited by armed group in DR Congo

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A group of children in Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Thousands of Syrians stream into northern Iraq via new bridge, reports UN agency

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Thousands of people flowed from Syria across the Peshkhabour border crossing into Iraq's Dohuk Governorate.

UNESCO Director-General condems murder of Libyan TV presenter Azzedine Qusad and voices concern for safety of journalists

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for an investigation into the killing of Azzedine Qusad on 9 August.

UN humanitarian wing warns of pervasive sexual violence in Somalia

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Hundreds of thousands of women displaced by conflict and living in camps in Somalia are especially vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, having lost their families and homes.

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