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Ireland begins search for 800 infants buried at former church-run home
"Mother-and-baby homes" were institutions in Ireland where unmarried pregnant women and their children were housed. They were characterised by harsh conditions, high mortality rates and a lack of support for mothers and children.
USA
US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The US State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, comes after Washington's unsuccessful pressure and campaign to force the UN to remove her from her post.
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Afghanistan
Euroviews. How many more years will Afghan girls lose to Taliban oppression?
Afghanistan has dropped off the news agenda, but the violence and oppression continue — and for too many of us Afghan women, no matter how loud we shout, it feels like the world has stopped listening, Meetra Qutb writes.
Culture news
Euroviews. Afghanistan’s art and artists are on the brink of obliteration
We urge both UNHCR and individual governments that have ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention to acknowledge the inherent vulnerability of Afghan artists and cultural workers at risk under Taliban rule, and as such, accord them prima facie refugee recognition, Sanjay Sethi and Johanna Bankston write.
