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U.S. sanctions against Cuba are endangering lives and must be lifted

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11 June 2026

Global Alliance for Human Rights: A call to imagine, dialogue, act

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03 June 2026

“The world still believes in human rights”: Awa Dabo on her new role as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

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01 June 2026

A promise made in Durban and the gaps that remain 25 years later

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11 June 2026

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Afghanistan: Experts condemn arrests for dress code violations and excessive use of force in Herat

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11 June 2026

Pakistan: Invisibility inhibiting full enjoyment of rights by persons with albinism, says UN expert

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10 June 2026

Colombia: Leprosy remains a human rights concern amid persistent discrimination and exclusion, says UN expert

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12 June 2026

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UN torture prevention body to revisit Sri Lanka

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01 June 2026

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Afghanistan: Silence is not consent to child marriage, UN committee condemns

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28 May 2026

France: Prison overcrowding may amount to inhuman or degrading treatment, UN torture prevention body warns

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12 June 2026

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UN experts to deliver technical advice to strengthen protection of Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact following mission to Brazil

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10 June 2026

Human Rights Council to Hold its Sixty-Second Regular Session from 15 June to 7 July 2026

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10 June 2026

Venezuela: UN Fact-Finding Mission FFM Welcomes Extradition Request Arising from Investigation into Venezuela 2014 crimes

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