From Pelicot to Epstein, the global emergency of violence against women (By UN News)

01 march 2026 - 07:18:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Whether it is the Pelicot case or the Epstein "files", violence against women has become a [...] Full text...

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Doing what’s right is ‘not a spectator sport’, Human Rights Council warned

23 february 2026 - 14:55:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Geneva, delegates from more than 120 countries gathered on Monday to mark 20 years of [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026

08 january 2026 - 14:37:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The UN Human Rights Council – the world’s principal defender of vulnerable people worldwide – has [...] Full text...

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Sudanese government welcomes HRC resolution condemning the RSF Militia Violations in El Fasher

14 november 2025 - 18:08:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs   has welcomed the UN Human Rights Council resolution that [...] Full text...

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Activists urge UN to renew mandate of Sudan atrocity investigators

05 october 2025 - 13:43:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human rights advocates are urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of [...] Full text...

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Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years

17 september 2025 - 16:53:00
  Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

06 september 2025 - 17:16:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks

18 august 2025 - 07:24:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists

12 august 2025 - 20:07:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of [...] Full text...

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Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence

12 august 2025 - 15:35:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric [...] Full text...

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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

17 july 2025 - 16:20:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...

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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief

30 june 2025 - 18:15:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking

24 june 2025 - 05:23:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears

18 june 2025 - 06:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was in the spotlight this week at the [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe

14 october 2024 - 12:41:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...

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Gambia re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

11 october 2024 - 13:26:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- - The Gambia has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2025- [...] Full text...

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South Africa rights commission targets racist lawmaker

21 june 2024 - 08:14:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) on Thursday confirmed that it is investigating Democratic [...] Full text...

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168,000 Libyans internally displaced by violence, says UNHCR

03 may 2022 - 16:18:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 168,000 people remain internally displaced (IDPs) across Libya as a result of the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council President appoints Fatou Bensouda, others as members of investigative body in Ethiopia

02 march 2022 - 23:57:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina, on Wednesday announced the [...] Full text...

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Libya elected Vice-President of UN Human Rights Council

07 december 2021 - 13:32:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassador Tamim Mustapha Bayou, Libyan delegate to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international [...] Full text...

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Libyan council deputy chairman raises possibility of special courts to try perpetrators of mass graves in Tarhouna

25 october 2021 - 20:53:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering [...] Full text...

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Mandate of Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya extended for nine months

11 october 2021 - 19:05:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at the end of its 48th session, decided to extend [...] Full text...

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Serious human rights violations in Libya, UN report

07 october 2021 - 20:25:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Aujjar, presented on Thursday the first [...] Full text...

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Libya: "Zero impunity" for alleged human rights violators - UN

06 october 2020 - 17:15:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML), Mohamed Auajjar, said the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Identify, address real needs to recover, UN rights expert urges

09 july 2020 - 04:14:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Human Rights Commission concerned over reports of mob justice

20 february 2020 - 15:16:32
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's Human Rights Commission in Zambia (HRC) has expressed concern at continuing reports of gassing activities [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania

22 january 2020 - 08:16:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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South African convicted racist on the run

06 november 2019 - 09:58:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Department of Correctional Services of South Africa has confirmed that convicted racist Vicki [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council President says Zimbabwe could feature at the body's next regular session

05 november 2019 - 18:47:24
New York, USA (PANA) - President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), on the activities of the council, Ambassador Coly [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top rugby star faces legal action over brawl

02 october 2019 - 12:32:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday confirmed that it will institute [...] Full text...

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South African rugby star accused of racism

30 august 2019 - 09:38:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A day after the Human Rights Commission (HRC) ordered a South African man to pay [...] Full text...

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Four in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing, warn UN human rights experts

07 august 2019 - 20:47:34
New York, US (PANA) - Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 are in danger of disappearing, rights [...] Full text...

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UN expresses concern about humanitarian situation in Sudan

17 june 2019 - 16:07:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN office in Sudan has expressed deep concern over what it terms as the “deteriorating [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak killed 1,332 people in 10 months in DRC

02 june 2019 - 21:07:58
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   The Ebola disease killed 1,332 people from 1 August 2018 to 1 June 2019 out [...] Full text...

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Ebola deaths in DRC climb to 1,112

13 may 2019 - 03:59:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease that has been raging since August 2018 in the provinces of [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights

12 march 2019 - 21:28:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...

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Inequality continues to drive rights violations, says UN rights chief

07 march 2019 - 06:06:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief 'regrets' closure of Burundi office following Government pressure

06 march 2019 - 07:34:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has expressed regret at the closure of [...] Full text...

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Air pollution, the ‘silent killer’ that claims seven million lives a year: Rights Council hears

05 march 2019 - 05:31:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shifting to renewable energy could save up to 150 million lives by the end of the [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists sentenced to two years in prison on propaganda charges

09 january 2018 - 11:16:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somaliland regional court has sentenced journalists Mohamed Abdilaahi Dabshid and Ahmed Dirie Liltire to two [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights council tasks AU on Eritrea crimes against humanity

04 july 2016 - 15:32:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council has urged the African Union (AU) to follow up on [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Race row continues to grow

06 january 2016 - 09:00:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A race row sparked by comments posted on social media sites by two white [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-mandated inquiry notes human rights abuses in Eritrea

16 march 2015 - 17:08:59
New York, US (PANA) - A four-month UN investigation into the human rights situation in Eritrea has found "very clear [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Human Rights Commission condemns harassment of journalists by police

10 june 2014 - 12:03:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is saddened by the latest reported violence against a reporter from [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US slams Zambia for serious human rights violations

28 february 2014 - 14:50:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States government says it observed serious human rights problems in Zambia in 2013, including [...] Full text...

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UN officials urge countries to tackle violence-based sexual orientation

08 march 2012 - 10:36:40
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have urged member states to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS expresses shock at reported massacre in Cote d'Ivoire

05 april 2011 - 10:42:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS has condemned the reported massacre of civilians in and around Duekouein in Western Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGO seeks UN intervention on Yar'Adua's absence

03 january 2010 - 09:40:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has petit ioned the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) requesting the [...] Full text...

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War of words over Zuma

14 may 2009 - 07:46:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has distanced itself from its youth body, [...] Full text...

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