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12 Aug 2016, 9:21 am
In a statement released on Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein [official profile] expressed concern [press release] over Bulgaria's criminalization of migrants leaving and entering the country. [read post]
27 Aug 2014, 5:59 pm
[JURIST] Recent violence between Libyan political factions has been alarming and unprecedented in its gravity, according to a statement [text] released Wednesday by the outgoing Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [official website]. [read post]
23 May 2015, 9:53 am
The resolution was adopted [UN News Centre report] after a vote of nine in favor and none against. [read post]
5 May 2012, 8:20 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Peaceful Assembly and Association [official profile] Maina Kiai said [press release] on Friday that Algeria [BBC backgrounder] should use its upcoming legislative elections to address concerns about inadequate freedoms of expression and association. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 9:49 am
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 Michael Lynk [official profile] warned [draft report, PDF; press release] Tuesday of worsening conditions for human rights workers in the region. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 10:51 am
[JURIST] A diplomat with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs [official website] said Sunday that Japan supports UN efforts to address alleged war crimes committed during the final phase of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic civil war [JURIST news archive] that ended last year. [read post]
1 May 2011, 8:37 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] urged Uganda's government Sunday to stop using what she called excessive force against protesters, including opposition leader Kizza Beisgye [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
9 Oct 2011, 2:19 pm
[JURIST] The United Nations (UN) [official website] called on all parties to the Libyan revolution [JURIST news archive] to maintain respect for human rights [press release] as the conflict winds down in Sirte [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
21 Oct 2016, 8:03 am
[JURIST] The UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye [official profile], on Thursday urged [press release] the Sri Lankan government to better protect minorities following the civil war. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 11:30 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) [official website] concluded its 77th session Friday by expressing concern [text] with the discrimination faced by Roma migrants [JURIST news archive] in numerous European countries, focusing on France's recent expulsion policy. [read post]
1 May 2017, 10:42 am
[JURIST] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein [official profile] said Monday that Egypt's recent security measures have been encouraging the very radicalization they were trying to control. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 5:30 am
[JURIST] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Thursday urged Nigerian leaders from all sectors of society to make a concerted effort to stop the recent violence [press release] against civilians unleashed by the Islamic militant group known as Boko Haram [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
12 Mar 2018, 8:39 am
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said [press release] Friday that the seven-year war in Syria [JURIST backgrounder] has created a "colossal human tragedy" that has left thousands death, millions homeless and millions seeking asylum. [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 9:09 am
North Korea's state-run news agency (KCNA) [official website] reported [text] Friday that Kim Jong-un watched a ballistic missile launch test, and ordered more tests, in order to improve the country's nuclear attack capabilities. [read post]
21 Mar 2016, 9:27 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur Michael Frost [official profile] urged [press release] Honduras on Friday to protect human rights defenders and their families in light of the recent deaths of prominent activists. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 9:26 am
[JURIST] United Nations (UN) [official website] Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon [official profile] Thursday called on Syria to end to violence against civilians and possible crimes against humanity [press release]. [read post]
18 May 2014, 9:24 am
[JURIST] The first multilateral meeting on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) [official website] concluded on Friday at the UN headquarters in Geneva. [read post]
27 Jan 2014, 11:19 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] on Monday warned [press release] that the renewed clashes of anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka mark a critical time for Central African Republic (CAR) [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
30 May 2014, 7:53 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] called [press release] on the government of Morocco [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] Thursday to enforce the human rights provisions in its 2011 constitution [text, PDF]. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 8:15 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] called Saturday for a "swift, full and transparent investigation" [press release] into airstrikes that hit a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) [advocacy website] clinic in Kunduz, Afghanistan, over the weekend. [read post]
