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Syrian detention camp for suspected ISIS relatives nearly empty, former director says

Al-Hol, near the Iraqi border, was one of the main detention camps for relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters who were detained during the US-backed campaign against the jihadist group.

CHILDREN, PART of a group of detainees, look through a fence at al-Hol camp after the Syrian government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026.
 Keith and Aviva Siegel  speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, poses for a selfie before sailing with two other Palestinian migrants to Lampedusa, Italy, on a jet ski to seek asylum, near Khums, Libya, August 17, 2025.

From Gaza to Europe, via jet ski: Muhammad Abu Dakha's daring escape story

 Illustrative image of a United Nations flag.

UNHCR faces funding shortfall, plans major budget cuts and office closures


Syria has right to recover the Golan Heights from Israel, envoy tells UNHRC

“Our country in no way recognizes any of the administrative measures taken by the Israeli occupying power in the Syrian Golan,” Syria's ambassador to the UNHRC said.

Overview of the Human Rights Council one day after the U.S. announced their withdraw at the United Nations in Geneva,

Criminalizing Israel’s right to self-defense in Gaza - analysis

Until the ICC formally drops the matter, just the specter of possible ICC prosecution gives additional weight to any UN activity or report that speaks to war crimes.

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

Left Behind by War: Unexploded Ordnance Keeps Killing Displaced Iraqis

Some 70% of explosive hazards still lie beneath the rubble left by years of battle.

Destroyed buildings are seen in the city of Sinjar, Iraq November 24, 2017. Picture taken November 24, 2017

U.K. promises to vote against anti-Israel resolutions at UNHRC

“We will continue to press for the abolition of Item 7, which only undermines the credibility of the world’s leading human rights forum,” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt wrote in an op-ed for 'The JC.'

Britain's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt arrives at the BBC in central London, Britain, July 9, 2018

Israel working to delay UNHRC blacklist

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is expected to publish the list either before, or during the session, which is scheduled to run from February 25 to March 22.

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WATCH: Saudi teen seeking asylum in Australia describes harrowing tale

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun has said that she feared her family would kill her if she were sent back to Saudi Arabia and that she had renounced Islam, a crime punishable by death under Saudi law.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019.

U.N. report: Less than half of refugee children enrolled in school

Only 61 percent of refugee children attend primary school, compared to more than 90 percent of all children.

Children play outside their temporary shelters at the Harsham refugee camp.