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US sanctions six Chinese and Hong Kong officials for rights abuses
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday sanctioned six senior Chinese...
31st March, 2025
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US cuts force UN rights office to shut some work, including for Iraq torture victims
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday it has received termin...
11th March, 2025
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West Bank Bedouin community says Israeli settlers stole hundreds of sheep
By Ali Sawafta and James Mackenzie EIN AL-AUJA, West Bank (Reuters) - Armed Israeli settlers stole h...
11th March, 2025
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Philippine ex-leader Duterte long defiant on deadly drug war
MANILA (Reuters) - Before he was elected president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte already was n...
11th March, 2025
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Factbox-What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Duterte's arrest?
MANILA (Reuters) -Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on...
11th March, 2025
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Trump administration weighs closure of nearly a dozen diplomatic missions abroad
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates by this summer...
6th March, 2025
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Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs was to avert China 'retaliation', minister says
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China last week was i...
6th March, 2025
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Exclusive-Canada and US offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before deportation to China, sources say
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Canada and the United States offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uy...
5th March, 2025
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World Court elects Judge Yuji Iwasawa as new president
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, said on Mon...
3rd March, 2025
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UN rights chief deeply worried about direction of US policy under Trump
GENEVA (Reuters) - The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about a "...
3rd March, 2025
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UK lawmakers push for stronger regulation on forced labour in supply chains
By James Davey and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must strengthen its safeguards against forc...
3rd March, 2025
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Switzerland to host conference on occupied Palestinian territories on March 7
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland has invited 196 states who are parties to the Geneva Conventions to p...
28th February, 2025