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18 January 2026

Visiting Türk salutes Sudanese people's struggle for peace, calls for accountability for atrocity crimes, violations and abuses

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20 January 2026

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From favela to future: A young advocate’s mission to transform education in Brazil

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15 January 2026

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Reviving India’s ponds through technology

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18 January 2026

Human Rights Chief addresses the press in Port Sudan

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29 November 2023

Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon

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12 January 2026

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A decade After Chibok, Nigeria confronts a new surge in child abductions

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20 January 2026

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Ukraine: Türk says outraged by continued Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

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20 January 2026

Sudan: Warn about intensification in Kordofan

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19 January 2026

Alarming trends in executions in 2025 raise serious human rights concerns – UN Human Rights

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20 January 2026

UN expert urges Guatemala to end criminalisation and ensure 2026 judicial appointments are based on merit and integrity

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19 January 2026

Treaty on crimes against humanity: States must give Afghan women a central voice and recognise gender apartheid, Experts say

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16 January 2026

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UN expert on minority rights to visit European Union

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14 January 2026

Australia: Offshore and prolonged detention exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture, UN committee finds

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09 January 2026

UN Child Rights Committee to review Maldives, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Spain and Malaysia

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24 December 2025

State of Palestine v Israel: UN anti-racism panel calls on States to act

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20 January 2026

Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Iran on 23 January 2026

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20 January 2026

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Austria’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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20 January 2026

Oman’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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Human Rights Chief addresses the press in Port Sudan

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A decade After Chibok, Nigeria confronts a new surge in child abductions

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UN expert urges Guatemala to end criminalisation and ensure 2026 judicial appointments are based on merit and integrity

Treaty on crimes against humanity: States must give Afghan women a central voice and recognise gender apartheid, Experts say

UN expert on minority rights to visit European Union

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Australia: Offshore and prolonged detention exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture, UN committee finds

UN Child Rights Committee to review Maldives, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Spain and Malaysia

State of Palestine v Israel: UN anti-racism panel calls on States to act

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Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Iran on 23 January 2026

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Family life: Essential for every migrant

Protecting family unity through safe, regular migration builds stronger, more cohesive societies.

Human Rights Chief addresses the press in Port Sudan

Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon

A decade After Chibok, Nigeria confronts a new surge in child abductions

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UN Human Rights Office

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UN expert urges Guatemala to end criminalisation and ensure 2026 judicial appointments are based on merit and integrity

Treaty on crimes against humanity: States must give Afghan women a central voice and recognise gender apartheid, Experts say

UN expert on minority rights to visit European Union

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Australia: Offshore and prolonged detention exposed Iranian asylum seeker to torture, UN committee finds

UN Child Rights Committee to review Maldives, Ghana, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Spain and Malaysia

State of Palestine v Israel: UN anti-racism panel calls on States to act

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Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Iran on 23 January 2026

Austria’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

Oman’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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