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Actress Priyanka Chopra Promotes Refugee Education on Ethiopia Visit
Chopra is a goodwill ambassador for the UN children’s agency. She spoke with Associated Press after visiting a school for refugees from neighboring Sudan.
Torture Thrives in Climate of Impunity in DR Congo
A U.N. watchdog group is demanding an end to the widespread practice of torture and other cruel punishments in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rohingya in Bangladesh Receive Identity Documents for First Time
Bangladeshi authorities and U.N. refugee agency have registered more than a quarter million Rohingya refugees and presented them with identity documents.
Protests Greet Cameroon’s PM in Restive English-Speaking Regions
Cameroonian PM Dion Ngute visited the crisis-prone English-speaking region, prompting protests from 200 women who demanded an end to the violence there.
UN Panel: South Sudan Likely Executed Two Prominent Critics
A new U.N. report says South Sudanese security agents likely executed two prominent critics of the government who vanished in Kenya in January 2017.
Angelina Jolie Not Ruling Out Public Office In Her Future
The 43-year-old actress and U.N. special envoy tells People magazine “never say never!” However, Jolie says she’s “looking to others for leadership.”
UN Watchdog Blasts Vietnam Over Repression and Abuses
U.N watchdog blasts Vietnam over repression and gross violations of human rights, including torture and executions for crimes that breech international law.
UN Urges Eritrea to Clarify Fate of Dozens of Missing People
U.N. Human Rights experts calls Eritrea government to clarify the fate of dozens of disappeared people whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 2001.
No Rights Progress in Eritrea After Peace Deal With Ethiopia
U.N. experts say Eritrea’s human rights record has not changed for the better since the government signed a peace agreement with Ethiopia last year.