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Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Escalating Violence Against Civilians In Khartoum

Scoop 21 Mar 2025
Credible reports indicate that the RSF and allied militia have raided homes in eastern Khartoum, carrying out summary killings and arbitrary detentions, and looted food and medical supplies from community kitchens and medical clinics ... .
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UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Concludes Official Visit To Kyrgyzstan

Scoop 21 Mar 2025
The UN Human Rights Office has had a long relationship with Kyrgyzstan – our Regional Office for Central Asia has been based here since 2006, covering the five countries in the region ... .
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News24 | Most South Africans believe in human rights, democracy and rule of law, study finds

News24 21 Mar 2025
South Africans can celebrate Human Rights Day with the knowledge that, according to a poll by Ipsos, the majority of their compatriots support human rights ... .
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WATCH: Mashatile leads national commemoration of Human Rights Day

Business Day 21 Mar 2025
... “Deepening a culture of social justice and human rights”.
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News24 | OPINION | 'Slow violence' of climate change threatens human rights in SA

News24 21 Mar 2025
Recent heavy rains and flooding have not only displaced communities and damaged infrastructure but have also exposed the stark intersection of climate change and human rights, writes Dr Brenda Kubheka-Chauke ... .
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News24 | SA won't disregard policies due to external pressure, says Mashatile in Human Rights ...

News24 21 Mar 2025
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has vowed that South Africa will stand firm on policies that address historical injustices amid external pressure ... .
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Human Rights Day: Apartheid-defiant Gerrie Coetzee was SA’s human rights world champ

Independent online (SA) 21 Mar 2025
Human Rights Day serves to remind us of the inspiring contributions of sporting heroes like boxer Gerrie Coetzee in uniting South Africans and promoting social cohesion as a means of dismantling the walls of segregation in South African sport.
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Geneva: Balochistan human rights crisis raised at UNHRC session

Beijing News 21 Mar 2025
... Foreign Department and a Central Committee Member, highlighted the alarming human rights situation in Balochistan, during the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.
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Indonesia expands military role in civilian affairs amid protests and human rights concerns

Jurist 21 Mar 2025
The Indonesian Parliament amended a law on Thursday to formally expand the military’s role in civilian affairs, triggering nationwide protests and drawing sharp criticism from human rights organizations.
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Dr Iqbal Survé | Why Human Rights Still Matter

Independent online (SA) 21 Mar 2025
On this Human Rights Day, we are called to reflect not only on our past, but on the soul of our nation and the moral compass of humanity itself ... health is inseparable from human rights, and human dignity cannot flourish in the absence of justice.
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