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U.N. Suspends Russia from Human Rights Body
April 08, 2022
With 93 votes in favor, The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of human rights violations in Ukraine, leading Moscow to announce it was quitting the body.
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VOA: Britain’s Hong Kong Report Says Freedoms Extinguished
April 06, 2022
Since Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997 the British government has released two reports a year about Hong Kong and its progress under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and it the latest report, the British Government has declared that Hong Kong’s freedoms have been extinguished since Beijing imposed its National Security Law.
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UN: Handbook of Climate Change Solutions
April 06, 2022
Following weeks of negotiations, UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future.
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U.S. Pushes to Suspend Russia from U.N. Human Rights Body
April 06, 2022
The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced that the United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council following Ukraine’s accusation that Russian troops killed dozens of civilians in the town of Bucha.
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Western Allies at Odds over How to Coordinate Sanctions against Russia
March 30, 2022
Western allies have presented a united front against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but are struggling to determine the best forum to coordinate the sanctions, with the U.K. proposing to expand the G7 group by adding countries like India and South Korea.
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