Alexander Litvinenko in University College Hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance.
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The European court of human rights has found the Russian state responsible for Litvinenko’s death by poisoning.
The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaks during a briefing in Addis Ababa.
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Just as Algeria and South Africa could not stop Morocco’s entry into the AU, neither can they stop Israeli accreditation.
Residents of Masiphumelele informal settlement in Cape Town gather to collect food parcels provided by One South Africa Movement representative.
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It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
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Ethics should be the first consideration on vaccine policy – ahead of purely medical advice and politics. But the considerations are many and they are complex.
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Many countries, including the UK, are considering mandatory vaccination programmes. They may violate human rights law.
A human rights-based approach to food production will have environmental, social and economic benefits.
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The hidden costs of industrial food production include immense health and environmental impacts. These include millions of deaths, climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
A boy leaves mobile and portable public toilet at Ketu in Lagos.
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The government must shore up efforts to finance water and sanitation in Nigeria.
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An open process for appointing commissioners is necessary to preserve the Human Rights Commission’s independence and legitimacy.
At the Amna Suraka museum in Iraq, exhibits show the torture that was carried out in the cells.
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Interviews with former torturers in Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq reveal what it takes to be a torturer – which could help explain how to reduce the number of people who get tortured around the world.
Afghan refugees preparing to board a South Korean flight in Kabul.
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Everyone has the right to have a country to seek asylum, but it will need international cooperation to get the Taliban to honour this right.
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The court has lived up to its promise in most cases, issuing some progressive and ground-breaking decisions and remedies.
Leetona Dungay, the mother of the late David Dungay Jr, announces she will go to the United Nations to hold the federal and NSW Government to account for their failure to protect the right to life of David Dungay Jr. and for their failure to take action to stop First Nations deaths in custody.
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Incarceration Nation has the potential to shake the very core of your understanding of what it means to be Blak on this continent.
Thousands of Afghans rushed to Kabul’s airport trying to flee the country as the Taliban seized power.
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A political philosopher argues why the current situation in Afghanistan should weigh heavily on the American conscience.
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Afghanistan has not yet lost everything, but it will do so soon, especially if the international community and the UN sit idle.
Aboriginal elder Joy Murphy attending the unveiling of a mural painted by Indigenous people in prison, aiming to communicate a message of unity.
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Opportunities to give voice to Aboriginal people in prison have the potential to address the growing impacts of racism in the justice system in Australia.
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Despite the present conversation, the fate of the Afghan women will soon disappear from of our consciousness, writes Michelle Grattan
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The Taliban have given every indication women and girls will face violence and repression as they back control of Afghanistan.
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace in Kabul after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
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Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, the Taliban is now ordering religious leaders to provide them with lists of girls over the age of 15 to enter into ‘marriages’ to Taliban fighters.
Beatrice Masilingi (left) celebrates with her Namibian teammate and silver medal winner Christine Mboma at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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The controversy over female athletes being tested for testosterone levels is not just a contested scientific issue but also one of human rights.
Palestinian and Israeli members of the Women Wage Peace movement march in Jerusalem in October 2017 to demand a peace deal.
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Nothing seems to have brought a lasting peace to Palestinians and Israelis. Two Middle East scholars suggest approaches different from what has been tried before.