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UN Adopts Doha Political Declaration

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Emma Yadene

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Doha Political Declaration at the Second World Summit for Social Development, held in Doha from No

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United States Withdraws from Universal Periodic Review

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Emma Yadene

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ASEAN Adopts Declaration on the Right to Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

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Ylian Gassmi

On October 26, 2025, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted the ASEAN

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Obstetric Violence as a Human Rights Violation: Insights from HRW's Sierra Leone Report

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Brianne Blain

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ECtHR Found Serbia Responsible for Severe Impact on Living Conditions and Property Value

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Özge Karsu

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Serbia violated Article 8 (right to respect for private lif

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ECtHR finds Greece in Violation of Right to Fair Trial under Art. 6(1)

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Emma Yadene

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UN Committee Finds France in Violation of Migrant Children’s Rights

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Emma Yadene

On October 3, 2025, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released an

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The European Commission Preliminarily Finds TikTok and Meta in Breach of the Digital Services Act

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Özge Karsu

On October 28, 2025, the European Commission announced preliminary findings that TikTok and Meta (for both Facebook an

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The European Commission Preliminarily Finds TikTok and Meta in Breach of the Digital Services Act

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Özge Karsu

On October 28, 2025, the European Commission announced preliminary findings that TikTok and Meta (for both Facebook an

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African Commission Adopts Resolution on Extractive Industries and the Elimination of All Forms of Exploitation in International Economic Relations of Africa

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Özge Karsu

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted Resolution 634 during its 83rd Ordinary Ses

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