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Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...

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The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising internal displacement driven by organised crime, escalating genocide risks and ...

A shell-shocked President Tinubu traveled to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, where he directed security agencies to “hunt ...

Ghana’s parliament has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing human rights and upholding international obligations through ...

Israel’s unrelenting attacks on Gaza kill dozens as Israeli settler violence leaves three dead in the West Bank.