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Pakistan has raised questions with UN experts regarding their statement on the presence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan, highlighting discrepancies with established findings from various UNSC reports.
UN experts have condemned Israel for the killing of three journalists in Lebanon, labeling it a war crime and an attack on media freedom, and have called for an independent investigation.
UN special rapporteurs have urged Israel to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, a Gaza doctor, citing reports of 'severe torture' and 'systematic denial' of medical treatment during his Israeli detention.
Independent UN experts have designated an Israeli air strike on Iran's Evin prison in June as a war crime, citing an illegitimate target in their report.
'No excuse for killing girls in a classroom,' UN experts say, amid push for justice after Minab primary school assault.
The number of people in Somalia experiencing crisis-levels of food insecurity has nearly doubled in the past year to 6.5 million people, UN-backed experts have warned.
Israel's parliament is debating a highly controversial draft death penalty bill, which UN experts warn violates the right to life and discriminates against Palestinians.
Iran has demanded evidence regarding protest killings, while UN experts have highlighted discrepancies between official figures and grassroots estimates, compounding the anguish of families.
A UN panel suggests Jeffrey Epstein's abuses may constitute 'crimes against humanity,' while UK police are assessing information from newly released documents regarding the trafficking of women into Britain by plane.
Pakistan has raised questions with UN experts regarding the presence of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan, citing multiple reports.
UN experts have demanded an international investigation into the killing of three Lebanese journalists in an Israeli strike, stating that Israel has not provided credible evidence linking them to armed groups.
UN experts have expressed concern regarding the African Development Bank's funding for a floating LNG project in Mozambique, citing potential environmental and social impacts.
UN experts disturbed by the president and US political leaders’ growing use of dehumanising language to target migrants The “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political…
Five UN Special Rapporteurs have urged courts to release journalists Frenchie Cumpio and Marielle Domequil, stating they deserve to be free to fight for justice.
Norway and four other European countries have expressed sorrow and outrage over what UN experts describe as 'genocide-like abuses' against civilians in the Sudanese city of El Fasher. They are calling for more action to address the situation.
UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.
A "campaign of destruction" in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the western region of Darfur shows "hallmarks of genocide," UN-backed human rights experts said Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country's devastating war.
New Mexico is launching an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's notorious ranch, as demonstrators protest in front of Trump Tower and Hillary Clinton accuses Trump of a 'cover-up'.
Jane Asher, a 95-year-old great-grandmother, has set five swimming world records and continues to compete, crediting swimming for her remarkable health and defying aging.
UN experts report that Almasri, the former judicial police commander whom Rome repatriated to Tripoli despite an international arrest warrant, maintains his power network and is working on a cyber army, despite his arrest months ago.
Premature birth, pneumonia and malaria among leading causes of death in under-fives worldwide, as UN experts warn aid cuts are slowing progress on survival rates Most of the 4.9 million children who died in 2024 could have been saved, according to a new UN report that warns aid cuts could thwart the global goal of ending preventable child deaths. Progress towards ending the preventable deaths of children under five by 2030 has slowed 60% since 2015, the report found, leading to UN experts to ...
Under the cover of genocide, Israel is accelerating the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem
United Nations experts have expressed deep disturbance over the increasing number of child deaths amidst an escalating conflict.
UN experts are calling for 'full justice' in the case of Marielle Franco, a Brazilian councilwoman assassinated in 2018, as the trial for her murder begins, marking what they hope is the 'final chapter' in the search for justice.
The Iranian government has demanded evidence from the US regarding claims of tens of thousands of deaths during recent nationwide protests, with figures from Trump and UN experts differing significantly. Tehran also stated it would not succumb to pressure as the threat of war persists.
UN experts report that the destruction caused by Sudanese rebels in el-Fasher in October bears the 'hallmarks of genocide,' raising serious concerns about atrocities in the region.
‘We have nothing to hide,’ former secretary of state says ahead of her and Bill Clinton’s depositions next week – key US politics stories from Tuesday 17 February Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a “cover-up” over the Epstein files, while claiming that she and her husband are being forced to testify before Congress to deflect scrutiny from Donald Trump. In an interview with the BBC, Clinton said the US Department of Justice was “slow-walking” the release of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s catalogue of crimes and urged the administration to “get the files out”. Despite periodic document dumps of the files since Congress mandated their release late last year, the justice department is still withholding about 3m files. Continue reading...