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Failure to address impunity in Bangladesh fuels mob attacks on media: UN e
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
UN expert Irene Khan condemned the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi and mob attacks on Bangladeshi media and cultural centres, warning of threats to press freedom ahead of elections and urging the government to investigate promptly, ensure accountability, and protect journalists and civil societ
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UN experts urge China to explain detention of Tibetan environmental activi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing their concerns regarding the summoning and interrogation of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering in Ngaba, Sichuan, as reported by the Central Tibet Administrat
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Women's public presence in Afghanistan totally erased by Taliban: UN
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Irene Khan said in a report that women's rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality and in promoting the agency of women.
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