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End ‘political opportunism’ that’s letting hate speech flourish, urges top UN genocide official

May 1, 2019 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

With murderous attacks against religious institutions on the rise, leaders across the world need to do more to end “political opportunism” and policies which allow […]

UN rights experts call on Philippines Government to halt ‘unacceptable attacks’ on Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

May 1, 2019 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

False claims levelled at the UN expert on the rights of indigenous peoples by her own Government in the Philippines, “are without grounding in fact […]

Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda April 14, 2026
On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open fields. The Kriandongo camp sits between a shattered past and a life tentatively being rebuilt. Here, the story does not end with fleeing war. Another phase begins, one where days are measured not in hours, […]
Kidnapped and tortured on an infamous migration route to Saudi Arabia March 28, 2026
An Ethiopian man describes how he was tortured by human traffickers as he went in search of his nephew on a now infamous migration route from the Horn of Africa through Yemen to Saudi Arabia.
A former refugee takes on a world in flight March 20, 2026
Barham Salih has spent much of his life crossing borders, first as a young Kurdish exile fleeing repression in Iraq, and now as the UN top official for refugees, confronting a world in which more than 117 million people have been forced from their homes.
Guterres slams international failure to manage safe migration February 27, 2026
A 2018 agreement that aims to strengthen international cooperation on migration management must become reality, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday in New York.
World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil February 26, 2026
The UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law “and must stop immediately.”