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Adolescent pregnancy is a preventable crisis

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24 September 2026

Yemen: Türk decries deepening conflict and appalling impact on civilians

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30 September 2026

Marshall Islands: Eighty years on, victims of nuclear testing still seeking justice

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01 October 2026

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The Covenants at 60: Defending a promise of justice and safety

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22 September 2026

Türk at UNGA: Children's rights apply to AI, as they apply everywhere.

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29 September 2026

Beyond compensation: UN Committee sets out a broader vision for reparatory justice

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29 September 2026

Myanmar: Türk deplores deadly strikes at busy Rakhine market

Colombia landmark restorative justice steps

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28 September 2026

Colombia - Türk welcomes landmark restorative justice steps involving former FARC leaders and army officers

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25 September 2026

UN Human Rights updates list of companies involved in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory

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UN expert urges Malaysian Government to stop repatriation of Myanmar nationals, deplores Myanmar military’s latest airstrikes targeting civilians

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30 September 2026

Mexico: Women searchers for disappeared persons face brutal violence while world endeavours to recognise them, warn UN experts

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30 September 2026

Pakistan: UN experts call for immediate release of lawyers Mazari-Hazir and Chattha

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29 September 2026

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Armenia, Belize, Gabon and Lesotho

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07 September 2026

UN disability rights committee publishes findings on Chile, Lithuania, Qatar, Slovakia, and Sri Lanka

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01 October 2026

Nicaragua: IACHR and GHREN stress that human rights are the foundation of democracy, and democracy is the essential condition for free and fair elections

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24 September 2026

Colombia: New security policies must not deepen systemic racial discrimination, UN experts warn

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22 September 2026

Nicaragua: Wave of enforced disappearances and deaths in custody reveals repression at the heart of the State, say UN experts

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