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India must strengthen protections for tribal communities and disadvantaged castes facing alleged extrajudicial killings, torture and violence by law enforcement, a UN rights watchdog said Tuesday. The UN Committee on the Elimination of…
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A United Nations anti-racism watchdog on Thursday said France must ensure that any political reforms in New Caledonia move forward only with the full and effective participation of the Pacific territory’s indigenous Kanak people. The UN…
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Russia said on Wednesday it wanted the International Atomic Energy Agency to take a "more objective and clearer" stance on nuclear safety, a day after the agency head visited a Russian nuclear plant near where Ukraine has mounted an…
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The UN’s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant. A Russian official dismissed the comments by…
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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday he hoped to make progress on a safe zone deal around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine, but stressed it was a tough negotiation. Russian forces in March…
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The UN nuclear watchdog is aware of all of Iran’s activities, the head of country's atomic energy organisation said on Friday, a day after the atomic agency's Board of Governors demanded explanation for traces of uranium at three undeclared…
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