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4 Nov 2015, 4:40 am
[JURIST] Stateless children throughout the world experience feelings of discrimination and despair that may not only haunt their childhood but negatively affect the rest of their lives as well, according to a report [text] released by the UN on Tuesday. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 1:04 am
[JURIST] The US officially took its place on the UN Human Rights Council [official website] for the first time Monday. [read post]
25 Sep 2011, 12:40 pm
[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] on Sunday called on Yemen to end ongoing violence [press release] related to attacks on unarmed, peaceful protestors and urged the nation to comply with international law. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 11:13 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Friday adopted a resolution [text, DOC] condemning the recent violence in Libya and ordering an international inquiry into alleged abuses. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 8:56 am
A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated [press briefing] Tuesday that the latest Israeli settlement plans creates an obstacle to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, which is a "great concern to the Secretary-General. [read post]
28 Mar 2015, 2:20 pm
[JURIST] The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs [official website] on Thursday released its 2014 Annual Humanitarian Overview [report, PDF], noting that Palestinian civilians continue to face daily threats to their physical safety and liberty, with 2014 holding the highest civilian death toll in the conflict since the annexation of the Palestinian territories in 1967. [read post]
6 Aug 2015, 9:47 am
[JURIST] The UN [official website] on Wednesday said [press release] that a new report [text, PDF] shows a significant increase in the number of women and children being hurt or killed in Afghanistan's war against the Taliban and other insurgents. [read post]
26 Jul 2005, 8:20 am
[JURIST] The head of the Arab League [official website] on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty [JURIST report] that many Arab states oppose. [read post]
31 Aug 2016, 9:57 am
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [website] released a statement [text] Tuesday that women with disabilities face discrimination and are often excluded from freely participating in society. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 10:12 am
[JURIST] Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the UN-backed elected parliament unconstitutional. [read post]
24 Feb 2017, 9:19 am
The UN Security Council [official website] on Wednesday condemned [statement] the February 16 terrorist attack in Baghdad that left at least 55 people dead. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 9:31 am
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Monday requested assistance [press release] from the UN Security Council (UNSC) [official website] in the forced extradition of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir [NYT backgrounder], who is facing charges of genocide in connection with the Darfur conflict [HRC backgrounder]. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 8:19 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the US will support [press release] the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People [text]. [read post]
19 Jun 2007, 6:32 am
[JURIST] Members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNCHR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday reached an agreement [press release] on final rules governing the body, agreeing to a final text that requires proposed resolutions condemning human rights violators to have the support of at least 15 members before they can be submitted to the 47-member body for a simple majority vote. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 8:09 am
[JURIST] Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities have been beaten and tortured, according to a report [text, PDF; executive summary] released Monday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) [official website]. [read post]
2 Sep 2009, 3:32 am
[JURIST] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [official website] announced [press release] Tuesday that a group of 91 countries have reached an agreement on the final text of the first ever treaty [text, PDF] to combat illegal fishing. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 6:24 am
[JURIST] The US Department of State [official website] announced on Wednesday that it would pursue a second term [press release] on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website]. [read post]
24 Feb 2014, 1:43 pm
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website; JURIST news archive] on Sunday condemned [press release] the recent escalating violence in Thailand and called for a cessation of violence, asking the government to bring all responsible parties to justice. [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 9:17 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] Wednesday urged all countries to sign and abide by international treaties banning landmines International Mine Awareness Day [press release]. [read post]
14 Mar 2009, 3:05 am
[JURIST] The Sri Lankan government [official website; JURIST news archive] Saturday denied allegations [press release] by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive] that recent Sri Lankan military action [BBC backgrounder] against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [group website; JURIST news archive] has caused some 2,800 [read post]
