UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests
UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights.
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UN experts call on India to stop using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
UN experts press for an independent investigation into Indian authorities’ conduct.
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WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s death
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Why is the US sanctioning the International Criminal Court?
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Has Yemen returned to ‘full-scale war’?
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