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Ukraine prosecutors file charges against 18 top Russia officials
Prosecutors in Ukraine on Monday announced charges against 18 top Russian officials over the annexation of Crimea in March 2014. During a press conference Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko announced the charges stating that those named were suspe (More) |
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UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan's rise in malnourished children
The UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused the number of malnourished children in the nation to dramatically increase. While South Sudan's population suffered malnutrition prio (More) |
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HRW: Civilians face detainment, disappearance, and torture in Ukraine
According to a 56-page report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International , Ukrainian government officials and Russia-backed separatists in the Ukraine have subjected citizen to "prolonged, arbitrary detention," torture, or other forms of inhu (More) |
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UN rights office urges accountability for civilian deaths in Ukraine
The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Thursday claiming that an estimated 9,300 people in Ukraine. including 2,000civilians, have been killed since the beginning of the separatist conflict in 2014. The report (More) |
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UN: Ukraine rights violations persist
The human rights situation in Ukraine remains troublesome following two years of conflict with Russia, according to a report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights . Among the various human rights violations that (More) |
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UN chief concerned over increase in military recruitment and death of children
In his report issued Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at the increasing number of children recruited and killed in armed conflicts in several countries, including Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and South Sudan. Ban asked that t (More) |
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Netherlands to vote on EU-Ukraine trade deal
The Netherlands will vote in a non-binding advisory referendum on Wednesday regarding Dutch ratification of the EU-Ukraine trade agreement. The EU-Ukraine deal will remove trade barriers between the European Union (EU) and the Ukraine. Many Dutch (More) |
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Sudan signs UN action plan protecting children from military recruitment
Sudan's State Minister of Social Welfare on Sunday signed a United Nations (UN) action plan that will establish new measures to protect children from armed conflict. Under the new agreement, Sudan's national security forces will put an end to chi (More) |
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Ukraine lawyer for Russia soldiers found dead
The body of Yuriy Grabovsky was found in a rural area on Friday, according to investigators. The lawyer had gone missing on March 9 in Kiev and was found buried in an abandoned orchard after reportedly being transported to Odessa and later to Zhashk (More) |
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UN rights experts urge accountability for foreign fighters in Ukraine
The UN Working Group on mercenaries on Tuesday urged the government of Ukraine to bring accountability for any human rights violations committed by foreign armed actors since conflict began in 2014. The working group has claimed that many volunteer (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
