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Human Rights Abuses in Sudan: Addressing Ongoing Atrocities and the Road to Accountability

Human Rights Abuses in Sudan: Addressing Ongoing Atrocities and the Road to Accountability Human rights violations continue to be a major concern in Sudan in 2023. Amnesty International’s latest report on Sudan highlights numerous abuses, including arbitrary arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings by security forces. The report also mentions the ongoing conflict in Darfur, which […]

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Human Rights Violations in Morocco: Challenges and Opportunities for Change

Introduction Morocco is a country located in North Africa, bordered by Algeria, Western Sahara, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a population of approximately 36 million people, and its official languages are Arabic and Berber. While Morocco has made some progress in terms of human rights, the country still faces significant […]

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After implementing one-man rule, Tunisia’s president purges judges.

On Wednesday, Tunisia’s president fired 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and harboring terrorists in a purge of the court that comes as he strives to rebuild the political system after solidifying one-man rule. President Kais Saied stated in a televised address that he has “offered opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the […]

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Stop human rights violations against human rights defenders in KSA

The situation in Saudi Arabia has deteriorated since the previous UN Human Rights Council joint statement on human rights in September 2020. Although a number of prominent women human rights campaigners and political prisoners were conditionally freed, they remain subject to harsh restrictions, implying that they are not yet free. According to ALQST for Human […]

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What is the severity of Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the worst humanitarian disaster Europe has seen in decades. With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the escalating crisis, neighboring nations and international organizations are joining together to denounce Russia’s aggression and give assistance to the growing number of refugees. According to the UN refugee agency, 10 million […]

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WCHR calls on attention to egregious and systemic human rights violations in China

In addition to focusing on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the 49th session of the Human Rights Council began with severe concerns raised about China’s human rights problems. High-level officials from France, New Zealand, and the United States have encouraged UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to disclose her Office’s report on the Uyghur […]

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China issues furious response after Canada condemns human rights record

Canada has led more than 40 countries in expressing serious concerns over Beijing’s repressive actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet, prompting a furious response from Beijing over Canada’s colonial history. The exchange at the UN human rights council on Tuesday marks the latest downturn in relations between Canada and China, which have deteriorated steadily […]

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US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses

The United States on Wednesday restricted exports to five Chinese companies that it said were implicated in Chinese human rights violations, including large producers of polysilicon for the solar panel industry. The companies were listed over human rights violations and abuses of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, according to a US government filing on Wednesday. The […]

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UN Envoy Accuses Russian Mercenaries Of Human Rights Abuses In C.A.R.

The UN envoy to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), as well as diplomats from the United States and France, has accused the national security forces and their Russian paramilitary allies of wide-ranging human rights abuses. Russia helps President Faustin Archange Touadera combat rebel groups in the resource-rich country’s ongoing civil war, including fielding Russian mercenaries […]