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Occupied Palestinian Territories

New UN report on Ethnic cleansing, violence and impunity in Gaza and the West Bank

Gavel, law books and justice scale
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intersectionality

Justice Rapid Response and UN Women: new Guidance and Practice Tool on Intersectionality for an intersectional approach in investigations of serious human rights violations and international crimes

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European Parliament

European Parliament: resolution adopted on the brutal repression of protesters in Iran

FRA, Places of Care = Places of Safety? Violence against persons with disabilities in institutions
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people with disability

FRA: new report published "Places of Care = Places of Safety? Violence against persons with disabilities in institutions"

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Iran

The UN Human Rights Council urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet

A painting of two children reaching for a kiss, their shadows actually kissing. Above them is a divided Cyprus, while the shadow is actually united.
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Council of Europe

Council of Europe: a report to callfor better protection of children against sexual abuse in their circle of trust

Conference of national associations of local and regional authorities: building a stronger territorial democracy together
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Turkey

United Nations and Council of Europe: growing concern over mass detentions in Türkiye

Colombia

United Nations: new Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and armed violence in Colombia in 2024

Bangladesh

OHCHR: serious human rights violations during protests in Bangladesh

Social media campaign #orangetheworld against gender-based violence
women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2024

Ecuador

Human Rights Watch report: sexual violence remains endemic in Ecuador’s schools

Children holding hands
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Children

Council of Europe: “Nothing about us without us” - New guidelines on engaging with victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence

The UN Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC) local team in San José de Oriente participated in a project called "Paint your voice", organized by the Mobile Public Library. Other participants included members of the local community, ex-combatants of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army), and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace. The project included the creation of a series of murals related to the final peace agreement. This mural focuses on the theme of point 3 of the peace agreement, the end of conflict.
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Colombia

The right to live in peace of the community of San José de Apartadó and Colombia: the appeal from academics

A session of the UN Security Council (2009), the participants seated around a circular table.
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violence

UN Security Council authorizes deployment of a security mission in Haiti

Human rights Council, Session
violence

The Conclusion of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Addresses the Israel-Gaza Conflict