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NewsDesk MC April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 amnesty international, arrests, capital punishment, Chabahar prison, death penalty, executions, forced confessions, Geneva, human rights, internet shutdown, iran, judiciary, Middle East war, Nasrin Sotoudeh, national security charges, OHCHR, political prisoners, protests, torture allegations, U.S.-Israeli strikes, united nations, volker turk

UN Says Iran Executed 21, Arrested 4,000 Since Regional War Began

Geneva– Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested more than 4,000 others on national security-related charges since the

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NewsDesk MC April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 accountability, Alice Edwards, Burundi crisis, Donatien Ndabigeze, global governance, human rights, human rights violations, international law, isis, Italia Mendez, justice systems, legal reform, Mexico Atenco case, rehabilitation, Shireen Khudeeda, survivor charter, torture survivors, transitional justice, UN Committee Against Torture, UN Human Rights Council, united nations, victim rights, volker turk, Yazidi genocide

UN-Backed Charter Seeks Stronger Global Protections and Justice for Torture Survivors

“Torture does not end when the abuse stops… its effects continue in the body, the mind, family life, and economic

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 capital punishment, Central Asia, Constitutional Court, criminal justice, death penalty, gender based violence, governance, human rights law, ICCPR, international treaties, justice system, Kyrgyzstan, law enforcement, legal reform, Matilda Bogner, public policy, rule of law, Sadyr Japarov, UN engagement, UN human rights, united states, victim protection, violence prevention, volker turk, women rights

Kyrgyzstan Rejects Death Penalty Return, Shifts Focus to Preventing Gender-Based Violence

“There is no evidence that the death penalty plays a significant role in deterring serious crimes.” Kyrgyzstan has reaffirmed its

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2030 Agenda, Bangladesh water model, climate change, Costa Rica tariff reform, data centres water use, environmental degradation, Gaza Water Crisis, gender inequality, global governance, global inequality, human rights, infrastructure, public health, sanitation, sanitation access, Sudan conflict, sustainable development, UN human rights, UN Water, united nations, volker turk, water access, water crisis, Yemen sanitation

Billions Lack Safe Water as UN Warns Environmental Decline Is Deepening Global Inequality

“Investment in water is an investment in dignity, equality, public health, and sustainable development Environmental degradation and systemic inequality are

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2030 Agenda, Brazil taxation, economic policy, economic reforms, Epsy Campbell, global economy, Grieve Chelwa, housing rights, human rights economy, inclusive growth, inequality, Jayati Ghosh, Kate Raworth, Leilani Farha, Mariana Mazzucato, podcast series, public policy, South Africa climate policy, Spain economy, Sri Lanka economy, sustainable development, UN human rights, united nations, volker turk

UN Launches Second Season of Podcast Exploring Human Rights-Centred Economic Models

“When economic policy is grounded in human rights, it strengthens trust, sustainability, and improves lives.” The United Nations human rights

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 accountability, afghanistan, aid cuts, civil liberties, corporal punishment, cross border conflict, drought, education ban, gender apartheid, gender equality, human rights violations, humanitarian crisis, ICC, international law, media freedom, Pakistan Afghanistan tensions, poverty, public executions, refugee crisis, taliban, UN human rights, UNHRC, volker turk, women rights

UN Report Flags Worsening Human Rights Conditions in Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule

“Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights.” A United Nations human rights report has warned that conditions in Afghanistan continue

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NewsDesk MC April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 airstrikes, beirut, ceasefire, Diplomacy, donald trump, Geopolitics, hezbollah, humanitarian crisis, iran, israel, jd vance, jean noel barrot, kaja kallas, lebanon, Middle East conflict, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Shehbaz Sharif, Strait of Hormuz, united states, volker turk, Yvette Cooper

Global Calls Grow to Extend US-Iran Ceasefire to Lebanon After Deadly Strikes

Beirut— International pressure mounted on Thursday to extend a U.S.-Iran ceasefire to Lebanon after Israeli airstrikes killed more than 200