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The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit to the United Kingdom from 30 June ...
The British Embassy in Georgia has released a joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of 17 countries and the EU ...
The European Union continues to exert severe pressure on the ruling Georgian Dream. On July 11, the Foreign Ministers of 17 ...
Held during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the event focused on the persecution of political prisoners, the ...
On Tuesday, around forty countries reaffirmed their full support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), held from ...
On July 15, 2015, the Gender Recognition Act was passed in Ireland, allowing some trans people to change their legal gender.
Soldiers are known for marching, either in ceremonial array or drilling for battle, but they wouldn’t normally be seen dead ...
The combined population of Ireland and Northern Ireland increased by 1.5 million between 2002 and 2022, a newly published ...
Ireland secured commitments from foreign multinational companies during the first half of the year to create 10,000 jobs, up ...
Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...
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