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India slams UN Special Rapporteur's comments on Kashmir ahead of G20 meet
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India's mission to United Nations slammed Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues over the comment on G20 meet in Srinagar and called it "baseless and unwanted."
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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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China interrupts Dolkun Isa at UNHRC on issue of Uyghurs, allowed to speak
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China at the UNHRC interrupted Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa from making his statement about human rights situation of Uyghurs in
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China denies UN experts' claim of forcibly separating Tibetan children fro
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China has come under huge attack from UN experts for its alleged move to forcibly assimilate the Tibetan identity into the Han culture. This has come even as China faces a tough time in denying the truth on human rights violations of Uyghurs, Muslim ethnic groups living in the north-western
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Attack on Journalists in Afghanistan blow to freedom of expression: Richar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett described the attack on Journalists in Mazar-e-Sharif province as a blow to the freedom of expression in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Richard Bennett said he is closely monitoring the att
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Attack on journalists blow to freedom of expression in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bennett said he is closely monitoring the attack on the gathering aimed at awarding journalists at Tebyan Cultural Center in northern Mazar-e-Sharif province. The UN Special Rapporteur emphasized the need for increased security measures for journalists in Afghanistan.
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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UN expert on Myanmar says UNSC resolution not strong enough on 'gross righ
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
In response to the adoption of the Security Council's first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the "carnage" would only worsen without "strong, coordinated action"
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UN deplores deteriorating condition of Afghan women, girls under Taliban r
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett said that severe restrictions have been put in place in the country in order to render women "invisible" in society, as the Taliban has imposed numerous restrictions on women and girls.
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UN official condemns Kabul blast, urges to stop int'l crime
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): UN special rapporteur for Afghan Human Rights, Richard Bennett condemned the blast in the western Kabul area of Afghanistan and urged to stop international crimes.
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UN official calls for genuine investigation into Panjshir crimes by Taliba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): UN special rapporteur for Afghan Human Rights, Richard Bennett, called out the Taliban to conduct the investigations amid reports of extra-judicial killings in Panjshir in a genuine manner and as per international standards.
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China in tight spot after UN report confirms human rights violations in Xi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): Beijing is facing a difficult situation after the UN Special Rapporteur stated that China is involved in the suppression of the minority Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang.
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