Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety
Locally recruited UN staff are especially at risk of detention. Last year alone, 101 UN personnel were arrested or detained…
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US Immigration Officials Ask Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student To Surrender
Washington: U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University student…
War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra
Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting…
War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra
Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting…
Donald Trump Says Tesla Vandals Could Serve 20 Years In El Salvador Jail
President Donald Trump has suggested that individuals convicted of vandalising Tesla vehicles and facilities could face up to 20 years…
In Balochistan, Families Not Allowed Into Morgues. Then Bodies Disappear
Quetta, Balochistan: Amid a spike in abductions and enforced disappearances of Baloch nationals, morgues have been kept out of bounds…
Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren
There have been a staggering 1,614 recorded attacks on Ukrainian schools up to the end of last year says the…
Musk To Be Briefed On Top-Secret US Plan For Potential War With China: Report
Washington: Billionaire Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump’s close ally, is due to be briefed on Friday by the Pentagon…
Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home,” said Anna Fierst, quoting her great-grandmother…
Free societies are good for business says UN rights chief, wrapping up visit to Kyrgyzstan
Speaking in the capital Bishkek, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged the country’s recent economic growth but…