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21 Sep 2010, 6:47 am
[JURIST] A human rights expert told the UN Friday that Sudan is not prepared [press release] for its January 9 self-determination referendum that could divide the country in two. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 7:50 am
[JURIST] The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [official website] has called for the immediate release of Chinese rights activist and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], according to UN documents [text, PDF] from May released Monday by Freedom Now [advocacy website]. [read post]
18 May 2010, 9:38 am
[JURIST] Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [official website] Antonio Maria Costa on Monday opened a UN conference on international crime prevention by warning of the inadequacies of the current international crime control system. [read post]
2 Dec 2015, 8:02 am
Idriss Jazairy, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions, asserted that UCMs adversely impact the enjoyment of human rights. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 10:50 am
Abuses toward the LGBTI population are human rights abuses impacting society as a whole, the UN agencies said. [read post]
28 Mar 2014, 12:19 pm
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Thursday voted [press release] to launch an investigation into alleged human rights violations during Sri Lanka's civil war. [read post]
5 Nov 2011, 10:33 am
Pillay said, from the capital city of Chisinau, that her visit to Moldova was the first by a UN human rights chief, and that as the country strengthens its... [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 7:53 am
[JURIST] The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) [advocacy website] announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking damages [press release] from the UN and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) [official website] for its role in the introduction of the cholera virus into the country. [read post]
8 Oct 2016, 12:46 pm
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] in a press briefing [text] on Friday welcomed the presentation [UN News Centre report] of a draft bill on constitutional justice reforms in the Guatemala legislature. [read post]
23 Oct 2015, 6:20 am
In his report [text], the UN Special Rapporteur noted that individuals have a right to access pertinent information under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [text].... [read post]
13 May 2016, 11:55 am
[JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] on Friday urged authorities in the Gambian capital of Banjul to release detained protesters. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 11:00 am
[JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] released a report [text, PDF] on Thursday highlighting the continued commission of human rights violations in eastern Ukraine despite the announcement of a ceasefire on September 5. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 8:59 am
[JURIST] Pirates off the Somalia coast have increased their area of operation and use of violence despite unprecedented efforts to reduce piracy, a UN official said [press release] Monday. [read post]
1 Mar 2018, 10:51 am
A UN expert on foreign debt, finance and rights warned [press release] the Human Rights Council [official website] Wednesday that various austerity measures can lead to serious human rights consequences and should no longer be ignored. [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 5:10 am
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) [official website] reported Monday that 19,266 civilian casualties occurred in 2016 [official website], with 6,878 killed and 12,388 wounded. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 5:59 am
[JURIST] A group of UN human rights experts led by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] said Thursday that both sides of the Syrian conflict are committing crimes against humanity [press release] by denying civilians basic necessities of life and humanitarian aid. [read post]
4 Dec 2013, 9:04 am
According the the UN special rapporteurs, the amendment could... [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 9:14 am
[JURIST] A UN panel of independent human rights experts warned Wednesday that recently-passed legislation in Malaysia would severely curtail the right to peaceably assemble [UN News Centre report; press release] in that country. [read post]
18 Oct 2015, 7:38 am
The UN rights experts pointed to her age at the time of the marriage and the allegations of domestic abuse as reasons why her case should have received more consideration. [read post]
28 Jun 2005, 4:15 pm
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak [ICJ profile] said Tuesday that the UN has learned of serious allegations that the US is secretly detaining prisoners aboard military vessels, perhaps in the Indian Ocean in the vicinity of the US island base at Diego Garcia [official website]. [read post]
