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UN experts condemn Chinese inaction in rights activist Cao Shunli's death,
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN experts condemned the continued failure of Chinese authorities to investigate the death of human rights defender Cao Shunli and bring those responsible to justice, even a decade after the killing.
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UN experts condemn terrorist bombings against political campaign offices i
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN experts also condemned many other violent acts targeting the polls, including a bombing at a women's polling station on February 8 that killed two children.
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Afghanistan: United Nations Special Rapporteur endorses calls to cease gir
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the UN experts' statement, detained women and girls were taken to police stations, where they received only one meal per day and endured physical torture.
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Afghanistan: UN experts express concerns over arbitrary detention of women
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a recent report, United Nations experts voiced concerns about the Taliban's "arbitrary" arrest of women and children in Afghanistan.
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UN experts raise concern over condition of Afghan nationals in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UN experts highlighted the alarming risk of human rights violations against Afghan nationals in Pakistan and urged for their protection, Khaama Press reported.
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Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders, say UN expe
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a crime or brought before a court. They have not been granted access to legal representation.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges release of Chinese human rights defender Guo F
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. "UN human rights experts have sent 10 urgent letters to authorities about his situation since 2006. He must be released immediat
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UN experts deplore attacks on Israel, urge international community to addr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
UN independent experts unequivocally condemned targeted and deadly violence directed at civilians in Israel and violent and indiscriminate attacks against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and a further tightening of the unlawful blockade, which will have devastating impacts on the whole civilia
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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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Taliban's treatment of Afghan women, girls may amount to gender apartheid:
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A UN expert on Monday said the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls may amount to gender apartheid, given how severely the de facto authorities of the country continue to violate their rights, Khaama Press reported.
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UN experts call on Taliban to end "brutal" forms of punishment
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A group of UN-appointed ten Special Rapporteurs, including Richard Bennett and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, called on the Taliban to end "brutal and undignified" forms of punishment, including stoning, flogging, and burying people under walls.
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Taliban ruling through extreme forms of misogyny, say UN experts
Updated : 3 years ago IST
This came following UN experts eight-day visit to Afghanistan. UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was also a part of the visit.
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