Human Rights
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Israel Attacks Six Countries in 72 Hours
DID Press: Over the past three days, Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, and Yemen. On Tuesday, Israel carried out a targeted airstrike on a Hamas leadership complex in Doha, Qatar. The attack killed six…
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Mass Arrests in France Amid Protests against New PM
DID Press: Widespread protests erupted across Paris and other French cities on Wednesday (September 10), as demonstrators blocking roads and setting fires in a show of opposition to President Emmanuel Macron and a test of the newly appointed Prime Minister…
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Israeli Strike on Doha Marks Turning Point in Gulf Trust toward US Security Guarantees
DID Press: Recent Israeli airstrike on Doha, capital of Qatar, marks a watershed moment in Middle Eastern geopolitics — one with far-reaching security and diplomatic consequences for the Gulf states and their longstanding alliance with the United States. The strike,…
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Failed Israeli Strike on Hamas Officials in Qatar Draws Global Backlash
DID Press: Israeli airstrike targeting members of Hamas negotiating team in Doha has failed to achieve its objectives, instead, it has provoked widespread regional and international condemnation. The incident has also exposed deep divisions within Israel’s security establishment, while prompting…
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UK Envoy Voices Concern Over Taliban’s Suppression of Afghanistani Women
DID Press: United Kingdom’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council has expressed concern over mounting restrictions on women in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban’s acting government to lift its bans on women’s rights. Speaking at the Council’s 60th session,…
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UN Allocates $139.6M for Quake Victims in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: UN launched a four-month emergency response plan worth $139.6 million, warning that any delay in aid delivery to survivors of eastern Afghanistan’s earthquake could deepen the humanitarian crisis as winter approaches. Indrika Ratwatte, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan,…
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Truckers Threaten Nationawide Strike after 11 Drivers Kidnapped in Pakistan
DID Press: Following abduction of 11 drivers in the Katcha area near Kashmore, Pakistani transporters demanded immediate military intervention, warning that, if the government continues to neglect road security, transportation across the country will come to a halt. According to…
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Pakistan Raises Concerns Over Terrorism, Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN warned about increasing terrorist activities in Afghanistan and the deprivation of basic rights of Afghanistan women. Speaking at a UN Human Rights Council session, Danial Hussain expressed concern over terrorist operations…
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EU: Stability in Afghanistan Achievable Only Through Inclusive Political Process
DID Press: European Union condemned widespread human rights violations in Afghanistan, warning that Taliban acting government’s policies and restrictions on women and girls constitute “crimes against humanity.” The EU emphasized that lasting stability in Afghanistan is possible only through an…
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Afghanistan Envoy, UN Rapporteur Warn Against Normalizing Taliban Rule
DID Press: Afghanistan’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN’s special rapporteur on Afghanistan warned on Monday that efforts by some states to normalize relations with the Taliban risk deepening human rights abuses. Afghanistan envoy, Nasir Ahmad…
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