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Questioning Islamabad’s record on protecting minority rights even as it sought to criticise India at the UN, Mr. Puri underlined that it is well-documented that Pakistan’s minorities have shrunk dramatically since its independence

Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a massacre in Sudan, could spell “catastrophe” for the UN.

Raghoo Puri said this presents member states with a fait accompli, an unfortunate situation for an organisation already facing challenges to its legitimacy

Havana says Washington is threatening countries with retaliation if they refuse to vote against condemning its embargo.

Especialistas das Organizações das Nações Unidas (ONU) assinaram uma carta em que apontam restrições à liberdade de expressão em plataformas como Instagram, Facebook e WhatsApp, todas da empresa Meta, nas eleições brasileiras em 2026. Eles disseram que os observadores internacionais que participaram das eleições detectaram tratamento desigual das plataformas em relação aos conteúdos das campanhas, apontando que as contas ligadas a um dos candidatos foi prejudicada. Notícias relacionadas:Ato em São Paulo cobra neutralidade da Meta nas eleições.Ao TSE, Meta nega tratamento desigual entre candidaturas presidenciais.TSE decide manter ordem para Meta garantir isonomia a candidatos.Entre os episódios registrados estão interrupções temporárias de contas de campanha e engajamento e alcance de publicações políticas de um dos candidatos severamente menor. Eles também citaram que milhares de contas e perfis de influenciadores, jornalistas e criadores de conteúdo foram suspensos, quase todos do mesmo lado político. NetLab Um carta do NetLab também questiona a derrubada de um perfil do candidato Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sob a alegação de controle contra notícias falsas ligadas à políticas públicas pela Meta, enquanto a empresa mantém perfis com publicações com fake news. O documento também diz que o laboratório identificou falhas da empresa de tecnologia, que teria permitido “propaganda eleitoral paga no exterior e vendido e veiculado durante o resguardo eleitoral”. O NetLab é um laboratório de pesquisas sobre internet e redes sociais ligado à Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Caso do WhatsApp Na semana passada, a campanha do candidato à reeleição Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) entrou com uma ação no Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) depois que usuários do WhatsApp relataram que a inteligência artificial do aplicativo se recusava a produzir imagens com a palavra “Lula” e o número “13”, mas produzia conteúdo normalmente com a palavra “Flávio” e o número ”22”. Os advogados da campanha afirmaram que a Meta praticou “seletividade algorítmica” para beneficiar Flávio Bolsonaro, candidato do PL. Outro lado Sobre a nota da ONU, a Meta respondeu que as pessoas podem se expressar livremente em seus aplicativos, sem tratamento preferencial a qualquer posicionamento político. “Incidentes técnicos podem ocorrer em uma plataforma da nossa escala, mas não representam direcionamento político. Cumprimos a legislação eleitoral brasileira e agimos rapidamente para corrigir erros quando identificados, garantindo condições de igualdade para todos que utilizam nossos serviços", disse a empresa Em relação à nota do NetLab, respondeu que não permite conteúdos que explorem programas públicos para fraudar pessoas, removendo-os sempre que identificados.

Will Senegal's former president Macky Sall return to national politics now that he has stepped back from a potential role at the United Nations? The question is stirring debate in Senegal.

Deputy Secretary Barkha Tamrakar told the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee that India opposes turning “unverified allegations” into a negative characterisation, amid concerns raised by UN experts over Delhi’s youth-led protests

Rwanda geopolitics in October 2026: US sanctions on its army, the Washington Accords, UN, EU, Qatar, China and Turkey ties, and what to watch. The post Rwanda Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The UN experts said in a statement that “this crackdown reflects a broader, troubling pattern”, adding that they alerted the Indian authorities on the “undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and the targeting of student activists, amongst others”

The U.S. is the single largest financial contributor to the UN, paying 22% of the regular budget and 27% of the peacekeeping budget

Tinubu received the UN's proposed 2027 budget at the State House in Abuja, handed over by Jimoh Ibrahim, who chairs the committee that negotiates it. The post Nigeria UN Budget Reaches Tinubu 18 October appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Foreign Office reply dated 7 October says Germany's position on the 28 October UN vote on the Cuba embargo is not yet concluded. No change has been announced. The post Germany Unsure on Cuba Embargo Vote Oct 28 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Senegal’s former President Macky Sall is pulling out of the race to lead the United Nations. Saturday's announcement comes one day after an informal straw poll by UN Security Council members saw all seven candidates receive at least one veto.

All seven candidates to lead the United Nations received a vote of "discourage," effectively a veto, from a permanent UN Security Council member in the latest informal poll, a diplomat said Friday.

Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan says she stays in the UN Secretary-General race after nine encourage and five discourage votes in a Security Council poll. The post Rebeca Grynspan Fights UN Veto Reports appeared first on The Rio Times.

How the UN Secretary-General veto works after Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan led the sixth Security Council straw poll but drew two veto-holder objections. The post UN Secretary-General Veto Rules Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.

Anuj Swarup voiced an objection to the report asserting that young people in India face retaliation or stigmatisation for discussing mental health or gender justice.

Portugal's ex-PM seeks to resolve crises via patient negotiation, but success relies on leaders' willingness to act.

President Hakainde Hichilema described it as an endorsement of the country's commitment to protecting human rights.

The statements had also called for detained leaders of the Joint Awami Action Committee to have access to legal representation and their families, and had called for due process and fair trial

Netanyahu warns again of Israel’s ‘enemies’ planning an attack before elections.

Colombia wants the UN peace mission to stop checking rural reform and focus on ex-guerrillas. The US welcomed the plan before the 31 October renewal. The post Colombia Asks UN to Drop Rural Reform by 31 October appeared first on The Rio Times.