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17 Jan 2017, 10:30 am
In a speech before a meeting of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, a senior UN human rights official said Monday that children around the world face ongoing poverty, violence and discrimination [press release]. [read post]
21 Apr 2017, 12:07 pm
The advocacy groups asked the UN Secretary General to make contact with Russian officials to end violations against men who may or may not be apart of... [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 12:10 pm
[JURIST] A UN Special Rapporteur on Monday "strongly condemn[ed]" [press release] the executions of three men in Belarus last week. [read post]
4 Jun 2011, 2:16 pm
The troops have looted and ransacked much of the area, including UN food stores and facilities. [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 9:44 am
The Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families, [official web page] Francisco Mena, stated that... [read post]
14 Sep 2010, 5:29 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] on Monday opened the fifteenth session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] by addressing human rights violations [statement] in countries including the US, France, China and Russia. [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 3:00 pm
According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon [official website], world leaders meeting at the United Nations will focus heavily [UN News Centre] upon the Syria conflict, refugees and the environment on Monday. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 8:08 am
The UN "closely monitored" [press release] the proceedings and conducted individual investigations with integral parties. [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 8:22 am
" The four UN experts shared their concerns [public statement, in French) with French government officials. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 10:09 am
[JURIST] Thousands of Sri Lankans joined government-sponsored protests on Monday in opposition to a proposed UN Human Rights Council [official website] resolution concerning crimes that allegedly occurred during the country's civil war. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 1:13 pm
[JURIST] The UN International Commission of Inquiry on Libya submitted its findings [report, PDF] on Friday, reporting that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both sides of the recent Libyan conflict [JURIST backgrounder]. [read post]
28 Sep 2016, 12:08 pm
Further, the UN requests a re-trial that would take into consideration his disability, and for Imdad Ali to... [read post]
13 Mar 2011, 9:44 am
In addition to requesting help from the UN, the resolution called on Arab and... [read post]
3 Dec 2013, 4:24 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Monday delivered a "mixed report" on human rights progress around the world [UN News Centre report], highlighting advances in some areas and alarm in others. [read post]
26 May 2017, 6:52 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] voiced concern [UN press release] on Wednesday over the treatment of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 10:55 am
UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk [official profile] recommended [press release] on Friday that the UN Security Council and the General Assembly act to ensure Israel complies with Security Council resolution 2234 [text, PDF], which confirms that Israeli settlements in already occupied Palestinian territory violate international law. [read post]
13 Aug 2010, 1:01 pm
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee [official website] on Friday called for the repeal [press release] of all laws that discriminate against people affected by leprosy. [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 10:31 am
[JURIST] A group of UN independent human rights experts expressed concern [UN news release] Thursday for the condition of Chinese human rights defender Yang Maodong, also known as Guo Feixiong, who has been detained by the Chinese government. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 7:36 am
[JURIST] Independent UN human rights expert Alfred de Zayas [official profile] said [press release] Thursday that "[a]rms deals are a major threat to security, peace and human rights. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 8:09 am
[JURIST] UN human rights investigators on Monday released a 372-page report [text, DOC] detailing widespread crimes against humanity in North Korea that they believe should be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website]. [read post]
