“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing better lives and opportunities. But along their journeys, they face unimaginable violence, hardship and risk,” Amina J. Mohammed said, addressing an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the subject. Last […]
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In a laudable development, dozens of individuals seeking international protection in Ireland are set to be re-housed after they set up at least 60 tents outside the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, in protest of being removed from temporary accommodation. The group, largely comprised of men, was previously housed in an International Protection Accommodation Centre (IPAC) […]
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The tragic death of Vanessa O’Callaghan, who was assaulted while attending a soup kitchen in Cork City, has sparked calls for increased protections for the city’s most vulnerable populations. O’Callaghan, 36, succumbed to her injuries after being attacked on St Patrick’s Street last Sunday, and her family is now advocating for safer environments for the […]
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In the wake of violent clashes between police and protesters in Islamabad on November 26, 2024, surrounding the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a growing dispute has emerged regarding the true number of casualties. While the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party claims that a dozen of its supporters were killed during the unrest, government […]
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United States Border Patrol agents are denying asylum access to families fleeing violence in Mexico, treating them abusively and dismissively, and returning them to the country they fled in fear. Current practices violate US and international human rights law, and border patrol agents violate both the right to seek asylum and to receive humane treatment […]
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The legitimate protests were dispersed using disproportionate and, in some cases, unnecessary force by the police in the capital, Tbilisi, according to the statement from High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Dozens of protesters and media workers were reportedly injured during the demonstrations sparked by a prime ministerial announcement postponing negotiations on joining the […]
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Some provisions of Ukraine’s anti-collaboration legislation make it possible to criminally prosecute Ukrainian civilians for legitimate activities essential to civilian life in occupied areas. These provisions have led to unjust prosecution of many Ukrainian civilians. Ukrainian authorities should revise the legislation, in close consultation with civil society, to ensure compliance with international humanitarian and human […]
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The Commission has coordinated a new medical evacuation from Gaza via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, transferring 8 patients in need of urgent care and 25 accompanying family members to hospitals in Belgium, Romania and Spain. As the hostilities in Gaza have led to the collapse of local medical systems, 10 European countries have so […]
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“There are now 6,000 reminders that the international community is failing the people of Myanmar,” the Human Rights Council-appointed experts stated in a news release on Monday. “It is time for a change, starting with moving this disaster out of the shadows of international attention”. ‘Course correction’ needed The experts called for an urgent “course […]
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UN Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement Robert Piper was delivering his final press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York before concluding his mandate. “There are around 76 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in the world today, 76 million people who have lost their homes, their livelihoods, their assets, their community because of wars, […]
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