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Peacekeepers from the UN mission in the CAR on patrol in Mbomou Prefecture. (file photo)

MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe

News in Brief 29 December 2020

29 December 2020

News in Brief

US sanctions slowing Syria rebuilding: UN independent expert
Netherlands violates nationality rights: UN rights committee
Security Council condemns blue helmet killings in CAR

Protesters gather at a park in Brooklyn, New York City to demonstrate against racism and police violence.

UN News/Daniel Dickinson

How do you define lawful peaceful protest? The UN Human Rights Committee has a clear answer

29 July 2020

Human Rights

People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

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