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The Ukraine War — Like All Conflicts — Will Hit Women and Girls the Hardest, UN Warns
Woman and girls pay the “highest price” during conflicts like the one in Ukraine, the executive director of U.N. Women told CNBC.
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Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Over Colorado Law's Protection for Same-Sex Weddings
The high court will hear the challenge to a Colorado law that bars businesses from refusing to serve customers based on their sexual orientation.
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This Time, Tibet Stands Silent as Olympics Return to China
Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire
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What To Know About Human Rights in China as You Watch the Beijing Olympics 2022
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are kicking off this week, and they’re marred in controversy for several reasons. The country’s strict censorship is making it difficult for media to cover the events, and its zero-COVID policy has resulted in widespread lockdowns, closing off neighborhoods in the capital city and mass testing 2 million people. The International Olympic Committee has also…
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Oil Majors TotalEnergies and Chevron Withdraw From Myanmar Citing Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
The U.N. says the situation in Myanmar has been worsening since the turn of the year, warning that people in the country are facing an unprecedented crisis.
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UN Talks to Ban ‘Slaughterbots' Collapsed — Here's Why That Matters
A UN conference failed to agree on banning the use and development of so-called “slaughterbots” at a meeting in Geneva last week.
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Racing Chief Says Formula One Shouldn't Get Involved in Politics as Sport Faces Heat Ahead of Saudi Grand Prix
Formula One has faced criticism for allowing the Grand Prix to go ahead in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
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Volunteers in the Sky Watch Over Migrant Rescues by Sea
A humanitarian effort seeks to monitor human rights violations and assist in the rescue of migrants fleeing Libya to Europe by boat on the Mediterranean Sea.
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With Beijing Olympics Opening in 4 Months, Push For Human Rights is Largely Absent From IOC Approach
The Beijing Winter Olympics open in four months — just six months after the Summer Games wrapped up in Tokyo
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Donors Pledging Billions in Aid to Afghanistan Face a Challenge: Navigating the Taliban
Prior to the Taliban takeover, 80% of the Afghan government’s budget was funded by the U.S. and other Western donors.
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As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, a ‘Far Greater' Humanitarian Crisis Is Just Starting, UN Warns
Afghanistan’s tragedy will be less visible when the airlifts end, but the crisis will be a “daily reality for millions of Afghans,” the UN’s Filippo Grandi said.
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‘No Chance' of Women's Rights Being Preserved in Afghanistan Under the Taliban, Says Researcher
Freedoms granted to Afghan women will be stripped away by the Taliban despite the group’s claims, Vanda Felbab-Brown of the Brookings Institution said.
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Biden Administration Invites UN Experts on Racism to Visit U.S. in Bid to Combat Racial Injustice
The Biden administration has invited United Nations experts on racism to visit the United States in an effort to address racial justice and equality.
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U.S. and UK Embassies in the UAE Face Backlash After Flying Rainbow Pride Flag in Historic Regional First
It’s the first time any diplomatic mission has flown a gay pride flag in the religiously conservative Arab Gulf, causing controversy.
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Beijing Olympics: Calls Grow for Full-Blown Boycott Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Saudi Arabia Sees a Spike in Women Joining the Workforce, Brookings Study Shows
More Saudi women are joining the workforce, according to a Brookings Institution report that said their participation rate rose from 20% to 33% in two years.
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‘We Failed the Test' of COVID-19, Says Human Rights Champion
A leading human rights expert who is taking over leadership at Amnesty International is tackling vaccine equity as one of the major issues confronting the world today
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Kevin O'Leary Says He Will Only Buy Bitcoin Mined With Clean Energy, and None Mined in China
Bitcoin mining is extremely energy intensive, and around 65% of the world’s bitcoin was mined in China as of April 2020, according to Statista.
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GOP's Legislation Targeting Transgender Student-Athletes Is Part of an Election Strategy, Journalist Says
Politico National Political Correspondent Gabby Orr explains how the GOP is pushing transgender legislation as part of its election strategy.
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US to Seek Seat on UN Human Rights Body, After Trump Pullout
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States will vie for a seat at the U.N.’s human rights body, which would cement a return to a Geneva-based body that was shunned by the Trump administration