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A UN-backed expert will continue scrutinizing human rights in Russia for another year

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The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to renew the work of an independent expert who has reported on deteriorating human rights conditions in Russia after President Vladimir Putin launched all-out war on Ukraine last year ByThe Associated Press October 12, 2023, 11:58 AM GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body agreed Thursday … Read more

UN-backed probe into Ethiopia’s abuses is set to end. No one has asked for it to continue

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GENEVA — A U.N.-backed probe of human rights abuses in Ethiopia is set to expire after no country stepped forward to seek an extension, despite repeated warnings that serious violations continue almost a year since a cease-fire ended a bloody civil war in the East African country. While the European Union led talks on the … Read more