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17 March 2026

Israel’s settlement expansion drives mass displacement in West Bank – UN report

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16 March 2026

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10 March 2026

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16 March 2026

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27 February 2026

Resisting in the age of lithium: the right to a healthy environment in Indigenous territories in Chile

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10 March 2026

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South Sudan: Türk urges immediate ceasefire as war crimes fears mount

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16 March 2026

Concrete steps and international cooperation key to human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: UN expert

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16 March 2026

UN expert warns of deepening human rights crisis in Iran

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13 March 2026

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Amid protection crisis in Lebanon, UN experts warn bombing civilians to force displacement is unlawful

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16 March 2026

Cambodia responsible for impunity and lack of reparation in child rape case, UN committee finds

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12 March 2026

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Thailand: UN experts deplore justice unfulfilled 22 years after Somchai’s disappearance and raise reprisals concerns

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11 March 2026

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USA: Racial profiling and racist hate speech by political leaders heightened human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers, UN committee warns

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13 March 2026

UN Syria Commission calls for justice, reform, and international support as Syria’s fragile transition remains undermined by ongoing violations

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12 March 2026

Statement by Maria Eloisa Quintero, Expert Member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council

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12 March 2026

Venezuela: Uncertainty in Venezuela must give way to meaningful human rights change, UN Fact-Finding Mission says

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