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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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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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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever "Joint Communication" from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, putting a seal on
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Don't jump to hasty conclusions without understanding issues: India slams
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an "integral and inalienable part of India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed the two UN Special Rapporteurs (SRs) for criticising its policies towards J-K and advised them to develop a bett
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Myanmar coup: 'Terrified' UN rights expert sounds alarm ahead of massive p
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has warned of the potential surge in violence, as protests continue against the military who overthrew the democratically elected government.
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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 special rapporteur presents report on Khashoggi murder, calls for inter
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 27 (ANI): United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Agnes Callamard, who presented her special report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday, called for an international investigation into the alleged killing, adding that the
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Khashoggi killing ‘planned and perpetrated by Saudi Arabia’: UN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 8 (ANI): The United Nation's (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, leading the investigations into deceased scribe Jamal Khashoggi's death, on Thursday confirmed that evidence showed the latter to be victim of "a brutal and premeditated kil
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Khashoggi's killing: UN probe wraps up in Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 3 (ANI): The United Nation's (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, has wrapped up investigations into deceased scribe Jamal Khashoggi's death in Turkey.
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Balochistan demands appointment of UN special rapporteur to look into huma
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar. 10 (ANI): Baloch political activists and human rights defenders raised the situation of deteriorating human rights in Balochistan and condemned the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at a side event during the 34th Session of UN Human Rights Council here.
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UN rights expert warns about possible reprisals in Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan. 25 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has warned about possible reprisals against the people she met during her recent visit to Myanmar from January 9 to 21.
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