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24 September 2026

Yemen: Türk decries deepening conflict and appalling impact on civilians

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02 October 2026

Women, girls bear distinct and hidden burden under punitive drug policies

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05 October 2026

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Human Rights for All: Building a global movement for collective action

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02 October 2026

High Commissioner Türk: We need all eyes on Haiti

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29 November 2023

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30 September 2026

Marshall Islands: Eighty years on, victims of nuclear testing still seeking justice

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29 September 2026

Myanmar: Türk deplores deadly strikes at busy Rakhine market

Colombia landmark restorative justice steps

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28 September 2026

Colombia - Türk welcomes landmark restorative justice steps involving former FARC leaders and army officers

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25 September 2026

UN Human Rights updates list of companies involved in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory

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02 October 2026

France: UN expert concerned about legal proceedings and threats against Dora Moutot

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02 October 2026

UN expert on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions to visit The Gambia

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02 October 2026

Checkpoints in the occupied West Bank choking Palestinian life, warns UN expert

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02 October 2026

UN women’s rights committee to review Kazakhstan, Cook Islands, Kenya, Moldova, Paraguay, Togo, Angola and Cabo Verde

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01 October 2026

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UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda and Tanzania

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29 September 2026

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Armenia, Belize, Gabon and Lesotho

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01 October 2026

Nicaragua: IACHR and GHREN stress that human rights are the foundation of democracy, and democracy is the essential condition for free and fair elections

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24 September 2026

Colombia: New security policies must not deepen systemic racial discrimination, UN experts warn

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22 September 2026

Nicaragua: Wave of enforced disappearances and deaths in custody reveals repression at the heart of the State, say UN experts

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