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UN says dozens of bodies found in part of Libyan capital run by armed militia

The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns on Wednesday about the discovery of dozens of bodies, some charred and buried and others in...

UN chief says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world, lashing out at voices of division and anger who see them...

Erdogan accuses West of ‘barbarism’ and Islamophobia over war in Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used a speech on human rights to accuse the West of “barbarism” over its stance on the Israel-Hamas...

Iranian general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word...

China shuns co-operation with UN human rights office over Xinjiang report

China cannot co-operate with the UN human rights office after it released a report criticising Beijing’s policies against Uighurs and other ethnic groups in...

UN hits out at rising death toll and human rights violations in Haiti

The UN human rights office has expressed concern about rising violence around Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent...

China leader visits Xinjiang amid human rights concerns

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has visited the north-western Xinjiang region this week amid concerns over China’s detention of a million or more members of...

Chinese leader defends record to UN human rights chief

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has defended the country’s record to the top UN human rights official, saying each nation should be allowed to find...

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders order women to wear burka in public

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public, officials said. The move evokes similar restrictions imposed on women...

Rights group documents ‘suppression of fundamental liberties’ in Vietnam

More than 170 activists have been put under house arrest, blocked from travelling and sometimes assaulted by agents of the Vietnamese government in a...

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