Governments Must Not Use COVID-19 for Arbitrary Detention: UN Experts
A group of independent UN experts recalled today (May 8) that “the prohibition of arbitrary detention is absolute even during
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Ghada Fathi Waly to Head UN Crime Prevention and Anti-Corruption Office
Ghada Fathi Waly is the Director-General / Executive Director of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) / United Nations
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RSF Launches Petition to Oppose Assange Extradition to U.S.
With just a few days left until the start of Julian Assange’s hearing in London, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) –
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Dutch Court Stops Government Attempts to Spy on the Poor: UN Expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, applauded a landmark ruling by the District Court
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LBJ Foundation Honors U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The LBJ Foundation has awarded its most prestigious honor, the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award, to Associate Justice
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New UN Report Explains How to Achieve Climate Action
With the global challenge of climate action threatening progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new report from
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