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12 Jul 2012, 11:18 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Thursday urged the government of Kazakhstan [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to allow an independent international investigation [press release] into the unrest last December that resulted in at least 15 deaths and hundreds of injuries. [read post]
1 Aug 2023, 5:49 pm
AJIL Unbound has posted a symposium on “UN Recognition of the Human Right to a Healthy Environment. [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 6:05 am
Human rights abuses against the Rohingya in Myanmar may amount to crimes against humanity, according to a report [text, DOC] released Monday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website]. [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 3:04 pm
The UN Independent Investigation in Burundi (UNIIB) [official website] on Tuesday stated [press release] their grave concern about the current human rights situation in Burundi. [read post]
14 May 2015, 11:24 am
[JURIST] The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Tuesday urged [press release] the UN Security Council [official website] to take action to strengthen the deteriorating security situation in Libya. [read post]
5 Apr 2009, 3:02 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) [official website] on Friday called on the government of Rwanda [JURIST news archive] to investigate reports of killings during and after the uprising by the Rwandan Patriotic Army to end the 1994 genocide [HRW backgrounder]. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 8:27 am
[JURIST] A rising crime rate in Caribbean nations is one of the main challenges threatening those nations' economies, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) [official website] reported [text, PDF] Wednesday. [read post]
23 Feb 2018, 11:18 am
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released [press release] a report [text, DOC] Friday identifying 43 high-profile military personnel who may be responsible for war crimes. [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 4:16 am
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Wednesday urged [press release] the UN Security Council not to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial [materials] of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta despite mounting political pressure. [read post]
15 Mar 2014, 11:15 am
[JURIST] In her first visit to Nigeria, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive], on Friday praised [press release] the country for the significant development in protecting human rights, while urging further protection against conflict, poverty and corruption. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 8:55 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants François Crépeau [official website] said [text] Thursday that the EU must bank on the mobility of migrants in order to secure its borders. [read post]
30 Sep 2014, 7:47 am
[JURIST] An independent UN rights expert stated [press release] on Monday that there has not been a single child in the Gaza Strip [JURIST news archive] area not affected by the ongoing conflict. [read post]
24 Jan 2007, 1:49 pm
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] said Wednesday in response to a press question about Italy's recent push for an international death penalty moratorium [IPS report] that he supports the international trend towards abolishing the death penalty. [read post]
30 May 2012, 10:01 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council [official website] announced Wednesday that they will hold a special session [press release] this Friday to discuss the situation in Syria [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in light of last week's massacre [JURIST report] in Houla. [read post]
12 Apr 2014, 8:07 am
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, called Friday upon the owners of the Washington Redskins football team to change the team's name [press release]. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 6:01 am
John Knox, the UN Special Rapporteur [official website] on human rights and the environment, urged [statement] all governments Thursday to fulfill their existent obligations to protect the world's biological diversity from extinction. [read post]
18 Aug 2016, 8:36 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his concerns [press release] Wednesday regarding Indian and Pakistani authorities refusing to allow the Human Rights Council access to Kashmir. [read post]
4 Oct 2016, 12:42 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein [official profile] cautioned [press release] Russia Tuesday against the continued use of incendiary weapons in the fight for Aleppo. [read post]
31 Jan 2014, 4:04 am
[JURIST] UN rights experts on Thursday welcomed [press release] the January 21 decision of the Supreme Court of India [official website] commuting [order, PDF] the death sentences of 13 individuals following a finding that their petitions for mercy were unreasonably delayed. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 4:31 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] on Wednesday condemned [news release] attacks in Al Dhale Governorate by Yemeni armed forces, which are disproportionately affecting civilians. [read post]
