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14 Mar 2005, 4:04 am
Activist groups, such as Human Rights Watch [official site], are calling for the UN to condemn the American actions, and Cuba has said it [read post]
6 Apr 2016, 8:23 am
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] on Tuesday expressed concern [press release] about increasing mob violence in Malawi, urging authorities to act to alleviate the situation. [read post]
6 May 2005, 4:43 am
[JURIST] Robert Parton, who resigned last month [JURIST report] as senior investigative counsel for the Independent Inquiry Committee [official website] into the defunct UN Oil-for-Food Program [official website], has handed over potentially incriminating documents to a US congressional committee. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 10:46 am
[JURIST] An alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir [official profile], Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the US, may violate the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents [text, PDF; materials], which Iran signed in 1978. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 2:14 pm
[JURIST] A UN human rights expert on Friday urged the US government to halt the construction [press release] of the Dakota Access oil pipeline out of respect for the rights of affected Native Americans. [read post]
9 May 2018, 10:03 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official website] on Thursday called for a reduction in violence [press release] in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has seen an increase along religious lines in recent days. [read post]
9 Sep 2006, 12:45 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism Martin Scheinin [official profile] has urged Jordan [JURIST news archive] to amend an anti-terrorism law approved [JURIST report] last month by the country's National Assembly [official website]. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 4:08 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo [official profile] on Wednesday reported [press release] that despite many positive developments implemented by the UK government to combat and appropriately respond to violence against women, it still remains a prevalent issue that requires improved measures by the government. [read post]
31 Jan 2005, 1:45 pm
[JURIST] Following up on a story that ran earlier today in JURIST's Paper Chase, a much-anticipated and as-yet-unreleased UN investigation [JURIST report] into human rights abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan does not characterize them as "genocide", according to a spokesman for the Sudanese government, which has seen the report. [read post]
18 Feb 2006, 3:59 am
[JURIST] The UN chief administrator of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal [official task force website] said Saturday that the trials of former Khmer Rouge members must begin as soon as possible if they are to happen while the former members of the regime are still alive. [read post]
6 Nov 2006, 1:24 pm
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers [official website] Leandro Despouy Monday delivered his own scathing verdict on the Iraqi trial process which led over the weekend to a death sentence for ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, urging the rapid establishment of an international tribunal to either reopen the proceeding or consider an appeal process. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 12:55 pm
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore urged [press release] Iraq on Monday to take concrete steps to plan for "the day after" the defeat of the Islamic State (IS). [read post]
2 Feb 2018, 4:54 am
The UN Security Council [official website] said in a statement [press release] Wednesday that they are in support of reviewing and adjusting priorities in its Darfur Peacekeeping Operation, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for more than 2.7 million people displaced within the region. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 11:33 am
A UN report has identified [text, PDF] profound human rights violations during the extended state of emergency in Turkey. [read post]
27 Aug 2016, 11:02 am
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed [official website], on Friday urged [press release] Iran to halt the execution of Alireza Madadpour and 11 other individuals convicted on drug related offenses. [read post]
1 Dec 2016, 5:31 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed concern [text] for global human rights. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 10:32 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] on Tuesday asked parties involved in the Taliban attack in Kunduz, Afghanistan, to do everything in their power to protect civilians form harm [press release]. [read post]
21 Mar 2014, 5:21 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] Navi Pillay [official profile] on Thursday urged [statement] the international community to step up its human rights efforts in the Central African Republic (CAR) during opening remarks at a press conference during a visit to the country. [read post]
19 Apr 2014, 10:00 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Friday signed into law [legislative materials] a bill [text] that bars entry for any UN ambassadors who have engaged in "terrorist activity." [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 12:57 pm
[JURIST] The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Friday urged all parties to show restraint [press release] in the Ivory Coast [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
