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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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Human rights defenders are tortured in China, says UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A top UN independent expert on Monday highlighted concerns that activists in China were being abused and sentenced to long prison terms or house arrest.
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UN experts concerned over "intimidation and unlawful detention" of Gujjar,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): UN human rights experts have expressed concerns over the "intimidation and unlawful detention" of close to 100,000 people living alon wto of Karachi's narrow watercourses- the Gujjar nullah and the Orangi nullah.
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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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Time for businesses in Myanmar to take stand on rights violations: UN expe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): A group of UN experts on Wednesday (local time) called on businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations.
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Literally a matter of life or death: UN expert urges Myanmar military to c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI): A United Nations expert has urged the Myanmar military to honour a pledge made at the ASEAN Summit to an "immediate cessation of violence".
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UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over heath concern
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical "evacuation" from Russia, Office of the United Nations High Comm
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UN experts demand 'concrete information' about Dubai princess
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide meaningful information on the fate of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without
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UN expert calls on UNSC to impose global arms embargo, economic sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar Thomas Andrews on Thursday (local time) urged the Security Council to impose a global arms embargo and economic sanctions on the military generals and move the atrocities to the International Criminal
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UN expert urges actors with influence in Myanmar to prevent military from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews issued a statement calling on all actors with influence in the country to convince the military to refrain from violence ahead of protests planned for Wednesday.
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UN experts disturbed by deluge of criminal cases against Thai monarchy cri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A panel of UN human rights experts said on Monday they were alarmed by the increasingly severe use of an archaic law punishing insults to Thailand's royal family.
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UN experts raise concerns over scourge of enforced disappearances and tort
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 10 (ANI): UN human rights experts have raised concerns about the scourge of enforced disappearances and torture in Pakistan, calling on the Government to uphold its human rights obligations by initiating prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into suc
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