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UNHRC special rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The newly appointed United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur on Afghanistan said on Sunday that he will closely examine allegations of torture, disappearances, killings of former government employees and detentions under the Taliban
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Act quickly to protect Afghan journalists, RSF tells new UN special rappor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have written to Richard Bennett, the UN's new special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, calling for urgent action to defend journalists and press freedom in Afghanistan, where arbitrary arrests are on the
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China supplies arms to Myanmar's military junta to kill civilians
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur, in his report to the UN Human Rights Council recently identified countries, including China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar's military coup.
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UN experts condemn conviction of Pakistani activist Idris Khattak, call fo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
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'Climate of fear' prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan: UN E
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): Human rights defenders in Afghanistan have reported that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong security law in line with int's practice of safeguarding securit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong. October 13 (ANI): After United Nations' special rapporteurs chided the Hong Kong national security law, the city's government on Wednesday said that enactment of the law is in line with the international practice of safeguarding national security and sovereignty of each country.
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Afghanistan: UNHRC adopts resolution to install special rapporteur to moni
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI): Amid reports of escalating violence in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday in Geneva adopted a resolution to install a special rapporteur and a team of experts to monitor human rights.
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Afghanistan faces 'cultural disaster' after fall of Kabul: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan faces a "cultural disaster", following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur on Tuesday urged countries to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders.
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Remarks by UN Special Rapporteurs on Khori Goan, Supreme Court directions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): India on Saturday termed as "abuse of position" remarks made by a group of UN Special Rapporteurs on Khori Gaon settlement in Faridabad and on Supreme Court directions and said the country's commitment to the protection of human rights is well established
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Coup, COVID fuelling 'perfect storm' in Myanmar: UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has called for emergency international engagement to deal with a "perfect storm" of factors that are fuelling the coronavirus led crisis in the country.
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India at UN says it promotes values of equality, social justice, democracy
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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UN rights envoy warns of 'mass deaths' in Myanmar's Kayah as 100,000 flee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): A United Nations rights expert has warned of "mass deaths" from starvation, disease and exposure in the Kayah State of Myanmar after 1,00,000 civilians fled following "brutal, indiscriminate attacks" by the military.
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