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In a historic move, the UN Human Rights Council has taken a decisive step to ensure that millions of children worldwide have access to free education. This decision follows the approval of a proposal by Luxembourg, the Dominican Republic, and Sierra Leone, supported by 36 other nations. Background: The council’s […]

GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts, as reported by The Associated Press, have uncovered further evidence of “horrific” torture inflicted upon Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian captors, potentially constituting war crimes. The Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine revealed widespread human rights violations since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s directive […]