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Future of women and girls in Afghanistan 'bleak', warn UN experts
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): UN experts on Friday called on the international community yet again to restore the declining human rights situation in Afghanistan and warned that the future of the country is bleak for its women and girls.
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UN experts ask Hong Kong authorities to repeal national security law
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 27 (ANI): United Nations-backed human rights experts on Wednesday called on authorities in Hong Kong to repeal a national security law as it slammed China's tightening grip on the semi-autonomous region.
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UN experts appeal for strong response in wake of executions by Myanmar jun
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 25 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, and the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, on Monday condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four individuals,
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Sri Lanka: UN experts sound alarm on economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Greater support must be given to Sri Lanka as the country faces economic crisis and political turmoil, a group of UN human rights experts stated in an appeal to the international community.
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Roe vs Wade: Overturning of 50-year-old abortion law creates uproar in Uni
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Friday's decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, is being described by the UN experts as "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality."
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UN experts alarmed over Myanmar junta's decision to enforce death sentence
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The Myanmar junta's announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts have warned.
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UN experts urge China for 'full access' amid human rights concerns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethn
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UN experts say terrorist groups enjoy freedom in Afghanistan, Taliban reje
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI): Terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda enjoy greater freedom in Afghanistan now than at any time in recent history as the past ties with Taliban have the potential of making Kabul a safe haven for extremists, according to a United Nations report.
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Facing critical human rights challenges, Afghanistan at a crossroads, says
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that brings stability and freedom to al
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Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country's severe economic crisis.
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India briefs UN expert team on counter-terrorism priorities, concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): A United Nations team of experts from the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning Islamic State, Al-Qaida and the Taliban supporting the Security Council's 1267 & 1988 Sanction Committees visited India from March 8-10.
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Taliban trying to 'erase' women from public life, say UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts warned on Monday that that large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in mid-August in order to "
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