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'Urgent, renewed effort' needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday appealed international community to intensify pressure on Myanmar's military to stop its campaign of violence against citizens, and to insist on the prompt return to civilian rule, almost one year after
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Spotify unveils new podcast from the Obamas titled 'The Big Hit Show'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], January 6 (ANI): Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify has announced 'The Big Hit Show', a new podcast docuseries from Higher Ground Productions, former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's media company.
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US President Joe Biden, others mourn demise of Betty White
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden paid a heartfelt tribute to legendary actor-comedian Betty White after her passing.
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Ireland to impose COVID-19 restrictions after Christmas to curb surge of O
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Northern Ireland will impose restrictions the day after Christmas to curb spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, which now accounts for over 40 per cent of COVID-19 infections in the country, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O
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COVID pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): Despite significant progress since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 73 years ago, the COVID pandemic has "fed a frightening rise in inequalities", and laid bare "many of our failures to consolidate the advances made", s
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UN rights chief describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across occup
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements affecting some four million people.
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UN rights chief condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 19 (ANI): At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the October 25 military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
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Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN ri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practising their profession.
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End war now before it's too late for Ethiopians, says UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI): All parties involved in the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray must stop fighting immediately, or else risk pushing the region's catastrophic humanitarian situation "over the edge", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, sa
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VHP urge UN, EU to stop unabated Hindu 'genocide' in Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 23 (ANI): Urging international bodies to stop unabated Hindu "genocide" in Bangladesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has sent letters to the heads of the United Nations (UN), United Nation's High Commission for Human Rights (UNHRC) and the European Union.
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UN rights chief calls for probe into killing of Rohingya activist
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizterland], October 2 (ANI): Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for a thorough probe into the killing of a Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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India's biggest coding competition for women TechGig Geek Goddess launches
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI/TechGig): No truer words have been spoken than Michelle Obama's remark that "there is no magic to achievement, it's really about hard work, choices, and persistence". A year ago, when everyone was ruing about long work hours owing to work from home, Su
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