What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
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Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war”
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Pentagon contracts reveal US prep for multinational force in Haiti, down to toothbrushes and WiFi
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The United Nations Committee against Torture has expressed concerns about Denmark's ambitions to transfer asylum seekers to third countries like Rwanda
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UN warns violence in Sudan 'verging on pure evil'
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UN Secretary-General: A worrisome new nuclear arms race is brewing. Any use of a nuclear weapon — anytime, anywhere and in any context — would unleash a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions.
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UN Security Council: Should Germany be a permanent member?
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Rights expert urges Denmark and Greenland to examine colonial legacy’s impact
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Europe's indigenous Sámi people have taken their fight for improved rights to the United Nations
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UN rebukes Finland for violating rights of its children held in Syria camps – child rights committee says Helsinki must do more to repatriate those detained
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United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi
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The invisible wall - Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the EU has created a shadow immigration system that captures, and sends them to brutal Libyan detention centers run by militias
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UN treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect, without the US and others
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US to penalize war crimes investigators looking into American troops
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Sweden says it won't sign UN nuclear ban treaty – the treaty in its current form is not ready
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Chagossians urge caution over UN legal win
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How the UN migration pact got trolled
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UK austerity has inflicted 'great misery' on citizens, UN says
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United Nations cautions against unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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'The sea is ours': Landlocked Bolivia hopes court will reopen path to Pacific
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John Bolton threatens war crimes court with sanctions in virulent attack
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UK to face Russia at UN spy case briefing
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Peter Dutton says Australia won't 'surrender our sovereignty' by signing UN migration deal
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At last, a law that could have stopped Tony Blair and George W Bush invading. The Hague’s new crime of aggression might give belligerent heads of states a reason to pause.
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Australia is stopping its direct aid to Palestinians, and will instead give to the United Nations' humanitarian relief efforts.
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The US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council leaves ally Australia in an awkward, lonely position
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