Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison on Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47.Navalny, by far Russia’s most famo…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) is evaluating its next steps while continuing to engage with Venezuelan authorities following the Government’s announcement on Thursday that the office must suspend operations in the country and its staff leave within…

Reports from Russian authorities on Friday that

imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny

has died are absolutely shocking, said Mariana Katzarova, the first ever UN Human Rights Coun…

Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.
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The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday, amid reports of intense attacks by Israeli forces.Read the full story, “Lifesaving medical care collapsing under assault in…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “
appalled” over the death announced by Russian authorities of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison, calling for an impartial and transparent independent investigat…

Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.Read the full story, “In Munich, Guterres cal…

Poroshenko was not allowed to attend Munich Conference due to alleged threats to his life, the European Solidarity party has said
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