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Switzerland to Host Conference on Occupied Palestinian Territories on March 7
Date: February 28, 2025
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland has invited 196 states who are parties to the Geneva Conventions to participate in a conference next week on the situation of civilians living in the Israeli occupied...
Paris Prosecutor Drops Case Against Apple Over Congo Minerals, Document Shows
Date: February 27, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, according to a document seen by...
More Than 1,000 Syrians Died in Airport Prison Under Assad, Report Says
Date: February 27, 2025
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared,...
Israel Has Shown 'unprecedented Disregard for Human Rights' in Gaza, UN Human Rights Chief Says
Date: February 26, 2025
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) - The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military actions in Gaza and said Hamas had...
Bosnian Police Arrest Three for Trafficking Group of Children
Date: February 26, 2025
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Bosnian police arrested three people suspected of trafficking a group of children discovered in the northern town of Brcko, the police force in the town said in a statement on...
UN Report Calls for International Action as Nicaragua's Government Deepens Repression
Date: February 26, 2025
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations has urged the international community to respond to what it called human rights violations by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government as it seeks to...