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13 Nov 2014, 11:35 am
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, called on the government of Afghanistan [press release] and the international community on Thursday to adopt sustainable measures to address the causes and consequences of violence against women in the country. [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 8:17 am
[JURIST] The issue of accountability of those responsible for crimes against humanity in the country remains at the top of the agenda, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation in the People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Marzuki Darusman said [press release] Friday. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 9:01 am
[JURIST] The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [official website] released a report [text, PDF] on Friday detailing the asylum trends in industrialized countries in 2013. [read post]
18 Jun 2014, 5:05 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] said Tuesday that the numerous executions [press release] that have occurred over the past week in Iraq "almost certainly amount[] to war crimes. [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 8:19 am
[JURIST] The UN envoy to Somalia [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on Saturday expressed growing concern [press release] over the continuing delays in selecting the new parliamentarians who are scheduled to elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker on Tuesday as part of the "Roadmap for the End of Transition. [read post]
2 Jun 2010, 1:33 pm
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Wednesday condemned [press release] Israel's weekend raid on aid ships bound for the blockaded Gaza strip and initiated an independent investigation into possible violations of international law. [read post]
25 May 2011, 1:17 pm
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday a rebuked [text] Australia for its political, rather than human rights based approach to indigenous people and asylum-seekers. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 11:04 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday called on all nations [press release] to ensure that people with disabilities are given equal "enjoyment of all civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 11:57 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants [official website] Francois Crepea on Friday urged [press release] British authorities to reconsider their decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean. [read post]
27 Feb 2018, 5:07 am
[JURIST] The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [official website] said [statement] Monday that detaining migrants and asylum-seekers violated international law unless it is done as a last resort. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 1:17 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner Louise Arbour marked International Women's Day [official website] Thursday with a stark message [text] on violence against women [factsheet 1, 2, DOC], urging an end to impunity for what was paradoxically the "most common but least punished crime in the world" in an environment where "most States have largely accepted the international normative framework aimed at [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 8:58 am
[JURIST] The presidents of two UN-backed courts this week joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] in calling for the immediate release of four staff members who were detained in Libya earlier this month. [read post]
12 Mar 2024, 2:35 pm
El Incentivo Económico se considerará un ingreso excluido de toda contribución sobre ingresos en Puerto Rico. [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 9:43 am
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday condemned [press release] an airstrike launched by unmanned aerial vehicle that struck a civilian home killing 15 and injuring 13, including one child. [read post]
9 Sep 2014, 10:43 am
[JURIST] Three UN human rights experts urged the Australian state of Tasmania on Tuesday not to adopt legislation [Bill 15, PDF] against protests that disrupt businesses. [read post]
27 May 2015, 8:59 am
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing [official profile] called [press release] Tuesday on the Serbian government to take immediate action to improve the current housing crisis that has left many Serbian citizens without adequate housing. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 8:15 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] voiced concern Wednesday about the lengthy and "severe" prison sentences recently issued by a Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] court against pro-democracy demonstrators. [read post]
18 May 2010, 7:27 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] Navi Pillay [official profile] on Monday urged both the Thai government and anti-government protesters to seek a peaceful resolution [press release] to the current conflict [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
12 Jun 2010, 12:50 pm
[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Friday called on the UN Security Council [official website] to support the arrest [statement, PDF; press release] of two Sudanese men indicted for war crimes. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 6:37 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Wednesday agreed to adopt [press release] a recent report [JURIST report] criticizing Israel's raid of a Gaza-bound flotilla [JURIST news archive] and finding the country committed various violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. [read post]
