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Tag: Justice
Syria: UN Commission documents grave violations in July 2025 escalation in Sweida
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria documented widespread violations mainly against the Druze and Bedouin communities, including executions, torture, gender-based violence and the burning of homes. These incidents, carried out by multiple actors, including […]
UN chief calls for immediate release of 118 detained UN staff
The figure marks a significant increase from the 52 UN staff in detention this time last year. In Yemen alone, 73 UN staff remain detained […]
UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’
The resolution spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against and 52 abstained. “Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and […]
Haitian gangs expand reach as police are accused of ‘summary executions’
At least 26 gangs operate in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas with “alarming levels of violence.” Some 1.4 million people have been forced […]
UN calls for solidarity and political will to stamp out racial discrimination
The crowd gathered outside Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960 “came armed not with weapons, but with conviction – not to divide society, but to claim their dignity within it,” […]
How Kyrgyzstan built a system to support domestic violence survivors
Bübyusara Ryskulova has been on the frontlines for more than three decades. Honourary president of the crisis centre Sezim (which means “feeling”), she has worked […]
When justice fails: Why women can’t get protection from AI deepfake abuse
Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. […]
UN mourns constitutional lawyer-turned top crisis diplomat, Nicholas Haysom
The distinguished lawyer and diplomat from South Africa was appointed in January 2021 and had a long international career with a focus on democratic governance, […]
‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis, where women are nearly four times less likely than […]
