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- In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’
on February 10, 2026Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid […]
- Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting
on February 10, 2026UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray […]
- Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
on February 10, 2026Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding […]
- Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
on February 9, 2026As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on the international community to intervene […]
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- Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fightingon February 10, 2026
UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ‘precarious’ Tigray […]
- In Sudan, sick and starving children ‘wasting away’on February 10, 2026
Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid […]
- UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
on February 9, 2026The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai after a Chinese court handed him a 20-year […]
- Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
on February 9, 2026A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or criticizing public […]
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- Fresh report warns fish fraud extends to one fifth of global catch
on February 10, 2026Fish fraud is widespread in markets, grocers and restaurants around the world, but a growing number of innovative tools are turning the tide, […]
- Keeping hope ‘alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
on February 6, 2026Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic […]
- Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step
on January 20, 2026In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the […]
- Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
on January 19, 2026Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape and […]