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June 20 – World Refugee Day
Despite the considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation by many states, the problem of refugees remains one of the most burning both on religious and global scales.
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Oleksandr Feldman: No ‘tradition’ can justify anti-Semitism in modern society | December 24, 2019
ECHR: Ukraine Must Reform Whole-Life Sentence Review Procedure | March 20, 2019
Court: Germany Can Return Refugees to EU Countries with Worse Life Conditions | March 20, 2019
European Parliament Urges to Introduce New Sanction Regime for Human Rights Violation | March 19, 2019
Eurostst: Numbers of Asylum-Seekers from Ukraine Fell in 2018 | March 19, 2019
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Nearly 900 Killed in Ethnic Conflicts in Congo
At least 890 persons died as a result of ethnic conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNN reports with reference to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“I have to emphasize that 890 is the number of people we know were actually buried,” UN human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said after the release of the information about attacks.
However, according to massages, many could have been killed as a result of conflicts.
Nearly 465 houses and buildings have been burnt or pillaged, including two junior schools, health centre, market and office of the election commission, the human rights agency informs.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet offered recommendations and support of the agency in the investigation.
According to the UNN, the declaration of the results of elections in the DR Congo was postponed due to the risk of mass disorders.