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Council of Europe warns five EU states of rights risks in return hub plans
BRUSSELS, July 16 (Reuters) - Europe's leading human rights watchdog urged five EU nations on Thursd...
16th July, 2026
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Trump's ICC order violates free speech, advocacy groups say in lawsuit
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Two U.S.-based advocacy groups sued the Trump adminis...
15th July, 2026
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Return to US-Iran hostilities is huge setback for civilians, UN rights chief says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday the re...
14th July, 2026
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Georgian opposition politician sentenced to 13 years on terrorism charge
TBILISI, July 10 (Reuters) - A Georgian opposition politician was sentenced to 13 years in prison on...
10th July, 2026
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Far-right ex-mayor of Rome emerges as unlikely prison campaigner
By Alvise Armellini and Angelo Amante ROME, July 9 (Reuters) - Far-right, fresh out of jail, and tea...
9th July, 2026
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UN probe says mass killings, rapes, abductions, starvation by Sudan force amount to genocide
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters) - Sudan's RSF forces carried out mass killings, abduc...
8th July, 2026
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Rights group says jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike
DUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) - Two Britons jailed in Iran on espionage charges are maintaining a hunger s...
6th July, 2026
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UN rights council orders urgent Sudan al-Obeid inquiry
GENEVA, July 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday passed a motion condemning the es...
6th July, 2026
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Husband of jailed Russian playwright keeps lonely vigil in exile
By Mark Trevelyan July 6 (Reuters) - To the casual eye, there was nothing unusual about the bearded...
6th July, 2026
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Israel hasn't said who its soldiers abused. Two Gaza mothers think it's their son
By Mahmoud Issa and Rami Ayyub GAZA/JERUSALEM, July 4 (Reuters) - The photo depicts a blindfolded Ga...
4th July, 2026
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Liberal Russian politician is detained in Moscow
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - A member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukra...
2nd July, 2026
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EU concerned by China's new ethnic unity law which targets people overseas
BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - The European Union expressed concern on Thursday about China's new law...
2nd July, 2026