Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead

Guterres strongly condemns attack at Jerusalem synagogue which left at least seven Israelis dead

According to news reports, the incident happened in the Neve Yaakov district in the middle of the evening local time. Israeli police said the attacker, identified as a Palestinian from the Shu’fat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem, had been “neutralized” at the scene. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres extended his heartfelt…

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Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk

Myanmar mired ever deeper in crisis as human rights spiral backwards, warns Türk

“By nearly every feasible measurement, and in every area of human rights – economic, social and cultural, as much as civil and political – Myanmar has profoundly regressed,” he said. “Despite clear legal obligations for the military to protect civilians in the conduct of hostilities, there has been consistent disregard for the related rules of…

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Climate crisis and migration: Greta Thunberg supports IOM over ‘life and death’ issue

Climate crisis and migration: Greta Thunberg supports IOM over ‘life and death’ issue

António Vitorino, and Ms. Thunberg said they had “found much common ground” during a recent discussion about the impact of global climate change on human mobility. The Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated 275,000 Euros (around $269,000) to support IOM‘s emergency response to the historic floods in Pakistan and the crippling drought in Somalia. ‘Chain of…

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Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts

Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts

“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, ‘joint enterprise’ convictions, and the dehumanising nature”, of the so-called ‘stop and search’ policing strategy, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in a statement at the end of an official…

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Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief

Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief

In his speech, delivered at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres recalled that, within months, the Nazis had dismantled fundamental constitutional rights and paved the way for totalitarian rule: members of parliament were arrested, freedom of the press was abolished, and the first concentration camp was built, in Dachau. The antisemitism of the Nazis…

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Azerbaijan's announcement to recall the diplomatic staff from the embassy in Tehran

Azerbaijan’s announcement to recall the diplomatic staff from the embassy in Tehran

Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Azerbaijan has announced to recall the diplomatic staff from the embassy in Tehran soon. According to foreign media, this announcement has come after the shooting incident in the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, it will soon withdraw its embassy staff from…

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the student's question out of the syllabus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the student’s question out of the syllabus

Screen grab Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the student’s question out of syllabus. According to Indian media, a student asked Narendra Modi a question regarding the criticism made by the opposition. On the student’s question, Narendra Modi jokingly said that this question is out of the syllabus. He said that criticism is like transparency…

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