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27 Oct 2016, 1:32 pm
UN human rights expert Karima Bennoune [official profile] on Wednesday urged [press release] the international community to help end the destruction of cultural heritage. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 12:19 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official website] on Monday encouraged all nations involved in the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to help arrest Sudanese and Ugandan crimes against humanity suspects [statement]. [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 9:00 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council [official website] voted Friday to end the mandate of a group of seven human rights experts tasked with monitoring the rights situation in the Darfur region [JURIST news archive] in Sudan. [read post]
10 Mar 2017, 11:06 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) [official website] published a report [JURIST report] on Friday describing a plethora of human rights violations committed by the Turkish government between July 2015 and December 2016. [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 10:40 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Thursday urged [press release] the government of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to ensure justice for the victims of the recently increasing violence. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 10:43 am
[JURIST] Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website] on Monday expressed concern [press release] about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country's Rakhine State [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 9:57 am
But I sat down the other day with Ken Anderson to discuss his wonderful new book, Living With the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 7:40 am
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Wednesday criticized Sri Lanka's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive] and urged the UN to conduct an independent investigation [report, PDF] to ensure justice for the victims and their families. [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 8:56 am
[JURIST] A Bangladeshi court jailed UN human rights expert Sigma Huda [official profile, DOC] Thursday, pending a trial over allegations connecting her to a government corruption case [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 12:05 pm
[JURIST] The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs [official website] announced Tuesday that it will not allow the new UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] envoy on Israeli human rights to enter either Israel or the Palestinian territories after he called current Israeli actions against Palestinians a "Holocaust in the making. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 10:03 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) [official website] on Monday called on Russia to take action against growing instances of ethnic violence and Neo-Nazi activity within its borders. [read post]
27 Nov 2011, 7:25 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee Against Torture [official website] expressed concern Friday over allegations of human rights violations in Syria, including the torture of children, and requested a report addressing these matters. [read post]
25 May 2012, 1:03 pm
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] insisted on Friday that anyone who engaged in violent acts relating to the April 12 coup d'etat in Guinea-Bissau [BBC backgrounder] should be held accountable [press release] for their actions. [read post]
22 Mar 2018, 11:17 am
A committee of independent experts under the UN Human Rights Council [official website] on Thursday urged [press release] the Polish parliament to reject a proposed bill that would further restrict abortion rights in Poland. [read post]
4 Nov 2016, 5:46 am
A group of UN human rights experts called on the authorities [press release] of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Thursday to revoke what they consider an unjustified ban on protests in Kinshasa, the DRC capital. [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 8:46 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official website] on Wednesday condemned [press release] the suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Burundi, calling it "an attempt by Burundian authorities to silence dissenting voices and to limit the democratic space. [read post]
29 Nov 2015, 1:05 pm
[JURIST] A UN humans rights expert on Friday urged [press release] the government of Honduras to increase its efforts to put a stop to an "internal displacement epidemic" caused by organized and gang violence throughout the country, as well as a failing criminal justice system. [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 11:40 am
[JURIST] A spokesperson for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) piracy division [official website] announced Tuesday that donors will spend more than USD $9.3 million to fund courts in Kenya and Seychelles that prosecute suspected Somali pirates [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
3 Mar 2015, 4:41 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official website] said Monday that states must rededicate themselves to unalienable human rights [press release]. [read post]
3 May 2015, 8:01 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Friday called on the Thai government to authorize a UN-assisted inquiry into human trafficking [press release] in Thailand. [read post]
