UN News
Turkey's New Child Detention Law: Because Rehabilitation Was Working Too Well
Turkey's new law locks up kids in closed facilities and allows life sentences, because rehabilitation is so last century.
2026-08-13
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2026-08-06
UN News
Iran's Execution Machine Humming Along Nicely, Thanks for Asking
Iran's death penalty is on a roll, with the UN asking 'please stop' - but the executions continue, because fear is the new black.
2026-08-01
UN News
Uganda's Government Adds 'Climate of Fear' to Its List of Achievements
Uganda's post-election crackdown on dissent has created a climate of fear that's great for intimidation, terrible for democracy.
2026-06-18
UN News
UN Warns Impending Attack on Sudanese City Could Be 'Playbook' Repeat of Earlier Horrors
UN warns that an imminent RSF offensive on El Obeid risks 'serious international crimes' and repeats the horrors of El Fasher - because apparently the world needs a second viewing of this particular tragedy.
2026-05-12
UN News
UN Praises Mongolia for Human Rights Progress; Haiti and Afghanistan Remind Us There's Still Plenty of Work to Do
Volker Türk gives Mongolia a gold star for human rights while Haiti's violence spikes and Afghanistan's hunger crisis deepens - because the UN never gets a day off.
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