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16 Jun 2014, 1:58 pm
[JURIST] UN high commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] expressed deep alarm [press release] on Monday over inter-communal violence occurring in Sri Lanka. [read post]
4 Aug 2016, 7:40 am
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern [official statement] for the human rights violations faced by the Yazidi minority in Northern Iraq on Wednesday, stating that actions of the Islamic State (IS) may amount to genocide. [read post]
14 Jun 2017, 8:12 am
The UN Human Rights Committee [official website] found [text, PDF] Monday that Ireland must remedy harm done to a woman in 2010, after denying her an abortion. [read post]
20 Oct 2006, 7:13 am
[JURIST] The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) [official website] has urged the Seven Party Alliance Government and the Maoist faction in Nepal [JURIST news archive] to adhere to their commitments to protect human rights, saying in a statement Thursday that although there have been efforts to combat impunity those "measures have been far from adequate. [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 4:20 am
[JURIST] The United Nations will not open an investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive], UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told reporters [press conference transcript] Tuesday. [read post]
9 Feb 2016, 9:38 am
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] said Monday that at least 21 people died [press release] in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in attacks aimed at Hutus, with 40 more people being wounded and dozens of houses burned. [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 6:22 am
[JURIST] The UN Working Group on mercenaries on Tuesday urged [press release] the government of Ukraine to bring accountability for any human rights violations committed by foreign armed actors since conflict began in 2014. [read post]
4 Jan 2018, 1:42 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged [press release] Iranian authorities to investigate all deaths and injuries stemming from the recent protests. [read post]
22 Nov 2008, 10:01 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee Against Torture [official website] on Friday expressed deep concern over continued allegations that China authorities continued the routine and widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment of suspects to extract confessions. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 11:08 am
[JURIST] Chairperson of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) [official website] Claudio Grossman [official profile] on Tuesday urged nations to "reconnect with the values" of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [texts and materials] and increase efforts to combat torture [press release]. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 11:58 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday said that the Bahrain government should release prisoners detained during peaceful protests [news release] and focus on rebuilding national trust in the government. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 8:07 am
[JURIST] UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic [official website] on Monday expressed grave concern [press release] over escalating human rights violations by the Islamic State (IS) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in Iraq. [read post]
26 Sep 2017, 7:44 am
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported [text, PDF] on Monday that human rights violations have significantly increased in Crimea since Russia began occupation over the territory in March 2014, with many violations committed by Russian state agents. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 5:30 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official website] called [press release] Wednesday for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to deal with those protesting the general election time change in accordance with international human rights laws and standards. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 12:17 pm
[JURIST] The UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) [official website] on Thursday made available additional funds [press release, PDF] for the government of Kuwait [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in an amount of around $1.3 billion for losses suffered during 1990-1991 Iraqi invasion [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
9 Oct 2015, 5:24 am
The UN issued [press release] the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners [text, PDF] Wednesday to improve the treatment of prisoners throughout the world. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 10:18 am
[JURIST] The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [official website] released a report [PDF] Thursday renewing its call for Saudi Arabia to release nine human rights activists jailed for participating in activities promoting and protecting human rights. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 6:07 am
Last month marked a welcome trend in the Ukrainian conflict, with civilian deaths decreasing for the first time in three years, according to a report [text, PDF] released Tuesday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website]. [read post]
8 Jan 2016, 9:00 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] on Friday encouraged the Yemen government to reconsider its decision [press release report] to expel the country's human rights representative. [read post]
25 Oct 2014, 8:00 am
[JURIST] Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website], on Friday urged the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan [official website, in Kyrgyz] to reject proposed legislation [press release] institutionalizing discrimination against individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). [read post]
