U.N. investigator takes charge at Amnesty
Amnesty International named Agnès Callamard as its new secretary general, tapping a veteran human rights investigator to lead a 60-year-old organization.
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WTO delays IP waiver proposal for pandemic
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ICC allows Afghanistan war crimes probe
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U.N. issues 'call to action' on human rights
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Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for ICC trial
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U.N. panel bolsters climate asylum seekers
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Independent U.N.-backed team urges inquiry into Saudi prince
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Myanmar court keeps journalists locked up in Rohingya case
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Quarter century later, U.N. tribunal's anti-genocide work still 'unfinished'
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U.S. strips visa from chief prosecutor of war crimes tribunal
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Students in Friday strike movement demand climate action worldwide
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U.N. opens an investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder
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Switzerland's international role is put to the test in a popular vote
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