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23 Feb 2015, 12:35 pm
[JURIST] Human rights experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Monday urged [press release] Spanish authorities to reject two suggested legal reformations that they say may disrupt freedom and fundamental human rights. [read post]
23 Jun 2015, 8:05 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon [official website] on Monday announced [press release] the appointment of an independent panel to review the organization's handling of allegations that French and African soldiers sexually abused children in the Central African Republic from December 2013 to June 2014. [read post]
11 Jul 2014, 8:38 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navy Pillay [official profile] on Thursday expressed deep concern [press release] over the harsh sentences and detention of peaceful human rights advocates in Saudi Arabia in recent months. [read post]
19 Oct 2005, 5:09 am
The report, filed by Refugees International, concludes [RI press release] that a "culture that tolerates sexual exploitation and abuse has evolved in UN peacekeeping missions. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 11:39 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin [official website] on Tuesday urged the Obama administration to hold civilian trials for accused 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [JURIST news archives]. [read post]
1 May 2012, 8:27 pm
HOLA, BUEN DÌA, TENGO UN CREDITO DE NOMINA CUYO SALDO ES DE 40,000 EL CUAL POR DESEMPLEO NO HE PODIDO DAR LOS PAGOS DESDE HACE DOS MESES. [read post]
22 Mar 2017, 10:39 am
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller [official profile], on Tuesday urged the international community involved in development cooperation to work toward ensuring that people everywhere have rights to water and sanitation [press release]. [read post]
25 Oct 2016, 11:19 am
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [official website] on Monday called [press release] on the US government to "abolish the mandatory detention of migrants, especially asylum seekers, from all countries. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 9:22 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] on Tuesday urged [press release] combatants in the current conflict in Yemen to report attacks resulting in civilian casualties so that they can be investigated and international human rights law can be upheld. [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 10:21 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak [official website; JURIST news archive] sharply criticized the White House Wednesday for defending the use of waterboarding [JURIST report], calling the practice "absolutely unacceptable under international human rights law. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 10:58 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] issued recommendations Tuesday for the US to align its human rights policies and practices with international standards. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 10:11 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official profile] called for Iran to prove its commitment to not seeking nuclear weapons after giving remarks [text] at an event marking the 15th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) [text, PDF] on Friday. [read post]
19 Nov 2016, 12:05 pm
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [official website] called upon [press briefing summary] the Myanmar government Friday to take immediate action in addressing human rights and humanitarian concerns in the northern part of the Rakhine state. [read post]
20 Jan 2017, 5:35 am
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy [official profile] on Thursday praised [press release] US President Barack Obama's recent decision to lift all US sanctions on Sudan. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 6:23 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] on Monday urged Venezuela to release politician and opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez [BBC profile]. [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 4:06 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday prompted [press release] Central African Republic (CAR) [CIA Factbook] leaders to remember their legal obligations and stressed that they are personally accountable for human rights violations or crimes against humanity resulting from their actions or omissions. [read post]
23 Jul 2011, 2:23 pm
[JURIST] Two UN rights officials on Friday expressed concern [press release, PDF] over reports of violence used by Syrian authorities against the country's own people. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 12:08 pm
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on human trafficking Joy Ngozi Ezeilo [official profile] on Monday urged the government of Thailand to improve measures to combat human trafficking [press release], as well as protect the rights of migrant workers. [read post]
26 May 2010, 11:11 am
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Wednesday reported [press release] Sudan to the UN Security Council [official website] for lack of cooperation in the pursuit of alleged war criminals [case materials] Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb [arrest warrants, PDF]. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 6:51 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Friday decided to extend a mandate instructing a panel to investigate human rights abuses in Libya. [read post]
