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Ludhiana: Human rights panel seeks report on Sanyas Nagar ‘spurious’ liquor deaths

Hindustan Times 24 Feb 2026
DC, police commissioner asked to submit detailed report in four weeks, police await viscera findings ....
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Presidency for all: Indonesia’s human rights diplomacy

The Jakarta Post 24 Feb 2026
t the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Indonesia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro is presiding over the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which began on Monday.
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Foreign minister sets out China’s human rights vision

China Daily 24 Feb 2026
... approach to global human rights governance, characterized by safeguarding human rights through security, promoting human rights through development and advancing human rights through cooperation.
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China ready to work with all countries to improve global human rights governance: Chinese FM

People Daily 24 Feb 2026
23 (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to work with all countries to improve global human rights governance and promote the sound development of the international human rights cause, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
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Reclaiming the Purpose of the Human Rights Council

Kashmir Media Service 24 Feb 2026
...Member States should replace the Commission on Human Rights with a stronger Human Rights Council.” Later that year, 170 world leaders at the World Summit in New York endorsed this reform.
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Why Nigel Farage's attack on human rights should worry us all

The Scotsman 23 Feb 2026
As a white working-class woman, Christine Jardine takes offence at Nigel Farage’s claim the Equality Act discriminates against white working-class men ....
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‘Global human rights are under attack,’ UN chief Antonio Guterres issues stark warning

The News International 23 Feb 2026
While speaking at the opening of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN Chief said “global human rights are under assault,” stating the widespread examples of violations in the conflict-ridden ...
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Human Rights Are Under Assault Globally, Says UN Secretary General

US News 23 Feb 2026
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Human rights are ⁠under ⁠assault worldwide, the United Nations chief ⁠warned on Monday, citing... .
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EU imposes sanctions on eight individuals suspected of committing human rights violations in Russia

The Jerusalem Post 23 Feb 2026
The sanctioned people include Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, head of a penal colony, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, head of a pre-trial detention center ....
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Lebanon’s human rights committee approves draft to abolish death penalty

LBC International 23 Feb 2026
Justice Minister Adel Nassar took part Monday morning in a meeting of the parliamentary Human Rights Committee, chaired by MP Michel Moussa and attended by committee members.
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Human rights are under assault globally

Oman Observer 23 Feb 2026
GENEVA. Human rights are under assault worldwide, the United Nations chief warned on Monday, citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering in con ....
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