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Where does your country stand on the Russia-Ukraine war?

Al Jazeera breaks down the political, military and economic positions of various countries around the world.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023

Iran executes first protester as human rights abuses come under international scrutiny

Iran’s execution of protester Mohsen Shekari is the first after a huge wave of unrest swept around the country in the autumn of 2022.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

Iran Rejects UN Investigation into Repression of Protests

Iran rejected cooperation with the newly-appointed independent UN committee to investigate the country's repression and crackdown on anti-government protests. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Iran would not cooperate with the political committee set up by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) He stressed that the hasty use of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 29, 2022

Leading environmentalists decry crackdown on Vietnam climate activists

Letter from Goldman prize winners aims to block country’s bid to join UN’s human rights council over its jailing of campaigners

The Guardian - US · Sep 14, 2022

In Masafer Yatta, Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed by Israel's military are living in caves

Palestinian families are living in caves after their homes were being demolished by the Israeli army in what human rights groups have called a humanitarian disaster.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Parliament proceedings | India called upon Russian, Ukrainian sides to return to path of diplomacy, dialogue: Govt.

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, India has consistently called for immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to the violence, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

Last-ditch bid to block Rwanda deportation flight rejected by Court of Appeal

Three senior judges dismissed the appeal, saying there was no error in the earlier decision of Mr Justice Swift.

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Rwanda deportation plan gets go-ahead by appeals court

Church of England says plan is ‘immoral’ and ‘shames Britain’

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Act or dissolve, Zelensky challenges UN, but Ukraine atrocities already pile pressure on Russia

In his first address to the UN Security Council since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week called on the 15-member body to reform itself or face dissolution. That may be easier said than done. But the response to reports of Russian atrocities in Bucha, near Kyiv, highlights…

France 24 · Apr 7, 2022

Angkhana to join UNHRC disappearances panel

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed activist Angkhana Neelaphaijit as a member of its Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), according to the UN.

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2022