Human Rights
Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution
Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 4, 2019. Guinea’s security forces have a record of using excessive force in responding to often violent street protests
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UNHCR saddened by large loss of life in Tunisia shipwreck, calls for end to detention in Libya

The mediterranean sea.
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Restrictions, unmet promises, unbridled violence in Sudan, a ‘recipe for disaster’, says Bachelet

Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
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Grievous violations continue against Myanmar civilians, Human Rights Council hears

Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to safety in Cox's Bazar.
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Iraq: Thousands Detained, Including Children, in Degrading Conditions
Nineveh’s extremely overcrowded detention facilities are holding thousands of prisoners in Iraq, most on terrorism charges, for extended periods in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment. The authorities should ensure that prisoners are not held in inhuman conditions and that there is a clear legal basis for detentions, Human Rights Watch said on July 04, 2019.
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Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution
Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 04, 2019. Guinea’s security forces have a record of using excessive force in responding to often violent street protests.
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Ukraine: Investigate Journalist’s Killing
Ukrainian authorities should ensure an effective and impartial investigation into the killing of Vadym Komarov, an investigative journalist who died in Kyiv on June 20, 2019, Human Rights Watch said on June 25, 2019. Komarov had severe head injuries from an attack by an unidentified assailant on May 4, 2019.
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Iraq: Amputation Apparently Caused by Torture
The amputation of a detainee’s arm in early 2019 following apparent torture in a Baghdad police station highlights mounting concerns around ill-treatment in Iraq’s prisons, Human Rights Watch said on June 26, 2019.
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Crackdown on Christians in Eritrea spurs UN expert to press Government 'to live up to its international commitments'

Church painting depicting the Blessed Mother holding the Christ Child.
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In Venezuela, Bachelet calls on Government to release prisoners, appeals for ‘bold steps towards compromise’

Venezuelan migrant in Colombia. About 5,000 people have been crossing borders daily to leave Venezuela over the past year, according to UN data. Colombia, April 2019.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

