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UN Experts Say Hong Kong National Security Law Poses ‘Serious Risk’ to Freedom
U.N. rights experts sent an open letter to China asking them to review the controversial new law.
Humanity Will Exhaust This Year’s Budget For Natural Resources by August 22
The "Earth Overshoot Day" this year is three weeks later than 2019. But that's not quite good news.
Forced Abortions, Collective Punishment: Here’s What Happens to Women Who Try to Escape North Korea
A United Nations report reveals “heartbreaking” state-sponsored punishment for women who attempt to cross the border and are repatriated.
The UN Will Debate ‘Systemic Racism’ and ‘Police Brutality’ in the U.S.
The scheduled debate follows a request by Burkina Faso on behalf of 54 African countries.
UN Finds 'Deep-Seated Impunity' for Police Killings in Philippine Drug War
In a long-awaited report, the United Nations said that the policies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government acted like a "permission to kill."
The New United Nations Coronavirus Social Distancing App Doesn’t Even Work
On Wednesday the UN announced its app 1point5 to help people social distance. But it doesn’t perform the most basic of tasks.
Trump Is Scapegoating the WHO — But Failed to Confirm a U.S. Representative for 3 Years
Trump and the Senate GOP ignored the World Health Organization. Then came the new coronavirus pandemic.
Trump Is Halting Funding to the World Health Organization During the Coronavirus Pandemic
He blamed the WHO for its slow response to the coronavirus pandemic and for pushing China's "misinformation about the virus."
Trump Accused the World Health Organization of Helping China Cover Up Coronavirus
Then he threatened to cut off funding. “They’re always on the side of China. And we fund it. So I want to look into it,” Trump said.
South Sudan Just Ended Its Civil War — for Now
The news is a glimmer of hope for the traumatized country, but ethnic tension is just under the surface in the nation's second largest city.
Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups
With particular Google searches, anyone can discover and join hundreds of thousands of WhatsApp groups.
These Companies Are Profiting From the Israeli Occupation
Airbnb, General Mills, and TripAdvisor are among the companies being called out in a new report from the UN.