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Türk urges Senegal not to sign harmful new anti-LGBT law

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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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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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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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06 March 2026

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UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Samoa, Iraq, Malawi and Ecuador

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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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