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A German woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas members on October 7, has died and her body was recovered by Israeli troops in Gaza, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. more
Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’, says Independent rights expert

The crisis sparked by the Hamas terrorist attack and ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is a "political and humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” said the UN&rsq ...

Avoiding human rights catastrophe: Islamabad urged to halt Afghan deportations

Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR ...

South Korean court upholds ban on same-sex relationship in military

A South Korean court has upheld a ban on same-sex relationships in the country's military, media reports said.

More than 114 million displaced by war, violence worldwide, says UNHCR

Conflict, persecution and human rights violations have forced more than 114 million people worldwide to flee their homes till September 2023, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday (Oc ...

Empowering Democracy: Protecting Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity in Uzbekistan

Freedom of speech, opinion and information is a fundamental human right. According to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of opinion ...

Legislative changes introduced in Uzbekistan to protect property rights

Uzbekistan has introduced a number of changes to improve legislation on the protection of property rights. Primarily, the changes were made to the updated Constitution.

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza facing fuel shortage, healthcare crisis

On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday (October 24, 2023) pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situa ...

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres

With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chi ...

Pakistan expels more than 3,000 Afghan refugees

Pakistan has expelled over 3000 Afghanistan refugees from the country.