Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
U.N. calls for release of political prisoners held in Belarus
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that nearly 1,100 activists, opposition members...
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Vietnam irked by ‘unsuitable’ U.S. prize for jailed dissident
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Thursday objected to the United States granting a prize for courage to a dissident writer...
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U.S. lets Ukrainians fleeing war into United States from Mexico
By Daina Beth Solomon and Dasha Afanasieva TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - At the U.S. border with Mexico, American officials are...
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In Indonesia, hopes rising for long-awaited sexual violence bill
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two years ago in Indonesia, sexual harassment victim Baiq Nuril Maknun received a presidential...
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U.N. Security Council to vote Friday on Russia move on Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a Russian-drafted call...
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Chile abortion debate gets key place in Constitution redraft
By Alexander Villegas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's divisive battle over abortion rights could get a central role in the Andean...
Read moreAuthor charged in crackdown on writers critical of Uganda government
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan prosecutors on Wednesday charged an author with communications offences and remanded him in...
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World Court orders Russia to cease military operations in Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Russia on Wednesday to stop the military actions it started...
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World Court ‘profoundly concerned’ about Russia’s use of force in Ukraine-presiding judge
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday it is "profoundly" concerned about the use of...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s brother tweets her selfie taken inside plane after leaving Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) - The brother of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe posted on Twitter a selfie of his sister taken...
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Exclusive-State TV protester tells Russians: open your eyes to Ukraine war propaganda
LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian woman who burst into a state TV studio to denounce the Ukraine war during a live...
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Iran’s Tasnim shows video of what it says was British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe boarding a plane leaving Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Tasnim news showed a video on Wednesday of what it said was British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe boarding...
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Biden to grant temporary deportation relief to Afghans in the United States
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without...
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UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss...
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UK says Zaghari-Ratcliffe, fellow British-Iranian released by Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday confirmed the release by Iran of British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri,...
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Iran’s judiciary confirms release of two British-Iranians
DUBAI (Reuters) - British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri have been released after years of detention in Iran, said Iran's...
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UK released $530 million to Iran before prisoners release -Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Kingdom released $530 million of its debts to Iran ahead of the release of two...
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ICRC president arrives in Kyiv for five-day mission
GENEVA (Reuters) - Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has arrived in Kyiv...
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Ecuador’s Lasso seeks rule changes over limits for abortion in rape cases
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, on Tuesday said he would propose tightening time limits...
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Myanmar army engaged in torture, mass killings, war crimes – U.N
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military has engaged in systematic human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity,...
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