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A screenshot from Belarus' state Channel One shows the trial of human rights activists from Viasna, the country's oldest human rights advocacy group. Authorities outlawed it in 2003, but it continues to operate in exile. Viasna is one of the rights’ groups which has called on the Belarusian legislators not to pursue the withdrawal from a UN Human Rights body.
A screenshot from Belarus' state Channel One shows the trial of human rights activists from Viasna, the country's oldest human rights advocacy group. Authorities outlawed it in 2003, but it continues to operate in exile. Viasna is one of the rights’ groups which has called on the Belarusian legislators not to pursue the withdrawal from a UN Human Rights body. © Belarus' state Channel One

Belarus to Leave UN Human Rights Body

Belarusian citizens denied justice at home may no longer be able to appeal to a last resort committee.

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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region.
Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images
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An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.
An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images
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