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UN Human Rights office closely monitoring Thailand protests
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Thailand has been "closely" monitoring the protests in the country and stresses that people must be allowed to demonstrate peacefully, said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Friday (local
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UN Human Rights office urges Chinese authorities to ensure due process rig
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 18 (ANI): UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Chinese authorities to ensure due process rights to twelve of its residents seeking to flee to Taiwan and arrested at sea.
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UN expresses concerns over violence against journalists, human rights acti
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 9 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Office on Tuesday expressed its concern over the increasing instances of threats of violence against journalists and human rights activists in Pakistan.
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UN: Ethnic strife killed nearly 900 people in DR Congo
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Nations has said that nearly 900 people lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month due to ethnic strife. It said that 15 communal burial sites and 43 single graves have been found near the town of Yumbi.
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ISIL's legacy of terror: 200 mass graves found in Iraq
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 6 (ANI): More than 200 mass graves containing the remains of thousands of victims have been discovered in areas formerly controlled by ISIL in Iraq, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The report highlights the legacy of ISIL's relentless campaign o
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Protect rights of Sindhi people, says activist to UN
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 19 (ANI): A Sindhi political activist has asked the United Nations Human Rights Office to take notice of rampant violations of human rights perpetrated by Pakistani state agencies against Sindhi people.
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UN report on Kashmir 'biased and motivated': MEA
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 12 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday lashed out at the recent report on Kashmir, prepared by the United Nations Human Rights Office, saying it is a "biased and motivated report."
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UN report on Kashmir relied on unverified sources'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jul 10 (ANI): Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) Tanmaya Lal hit out at the recent report on Kashmir prepared by the UN Human Rights Office, saying it relied on unverified sources of information.
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Govt. should look into UN report on Kashmir: Tharoor
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jun 15 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday suggested that the Centre needs to point out if there were any inaccuracy in the UN report on Kashmir.
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UN report on Kashmir is mischievous, misleading: Ahmed Patel
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, Ahmed Patel on Thursday said that United Nations' Report on Kashmir is mischievous and misleading.
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Microsoft to fund UN Human Rights Office's operations
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday announced a landmark five-year partnership with Microsoft Corporation, who will be providing a grant of USD 5 million to support the work of the UN Human Rights Office.
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