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4 Dec 2008, 2:06 am
[JURIST] A group of 112 former presidents and prime ministers signed a letter [press release and text, PDF] sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] on Wednesday urging him to pay a visit to Myanmar [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] before year's end to press for the release of political prisoners there. [read post]
9 Aug 2005, 4:24 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on Torture [official website] Manfred Nowak said Tuesday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to deport Islamic extremists [JURIST report] is likely to result in violations of international human rights law. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 11:42 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) [official websites] on Wednesday released a joint recommendation [text, PDF] on the obligations of states towards the prevention and elimination of the harmful practices inflicted upon women and girls. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 4:52 am
[JURIST] Three UN human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran's Revolutionary Court to reject confessions obtained through torture [press release] of protesters of the country's disputed presidential election [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 12:59 pm
[JURIST] A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged authorities in Saudi Arabia to block the execution [press release] of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr [IBT backgrounder], who was convicted of involvement in the Arab Spring protests when he was 17. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 12:11 pm
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tomás Ojea Quintana released a report [text, PDF] Friday castigating the government of Myanmar for long-standing human rights abuses and said some of those might qualify as war crimes prosecutable by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 1:36 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [office website] on Friday urged [press release] all parties to disengage from all-out war in Syria, expressing deep concern over a "monstrous disregard for civilian lives. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 11:15 am
Hola buenas tardes he convenido con HSBC una quita y un descuento, podrias asesorarme sobre la formalidad que tiene esta carta convenio y si es asi para que proceda a efectuar el pago. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 6:53 am
[JURIST] Both Israel and Palestine committed war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity during December and January's Operation Cast Lead [Global Security backgrounder] in the Gaza strip, according to a report [text, PDF; press release] released Tuesday by the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict [official website] headed by Richard Goldstone. [read post]
16 Feb 2018, 11:25 am
A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called [press release] on Hungary to review an anti-immigration proposal that would tax and penalize organizations that assist migrants in the country, calling it an "assault on human rights. [read post]
7 Dec 2014, 10:55 am
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsak, said "I am concerned by the grand juries' decisions and the apparent conflicting evidence that exists relating to both incidents. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 11:20 am
Three UN human rights experts experts urged Egypt [press release] on Monday to cease its ongoing crackdown on humans rights defenders and organizations. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 8:50 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed concern [press release] on Friday regarding the expanding role which the Thai military is playing in the civilian administration. [read post]
17 Feb 2020, 5:49 pm
The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently launched the Mini-Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 5:27 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile] on Wednesday urged [press release] attendees of the fifth Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) [official website] to "ensure that people suspected of committing international crimes and serious human rights violations do not continue to escape justice by crossing borders." [read post]
18 Dec 2017, 12:57 pm
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston warned [statement] Friday that "[t]he American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion as the US ... now has the lowest rate of social mobility of any of the rich countries. [read post]
20 May 2006, 10:51 am
[JURIST] The UN Committee against Torture [official website] has given Senegal 90 days to fulfill its obligations under the Convention Against Torture [text] to put former Chad President Hissene Habre [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on trial for torture crimes and rights offenses stemming from his 1982-90 rule in Chad or extradite him to Belgium where he has been charged with crimes [read post]
15 Jul 2006, 2:52 am
[JURIST] Leandro Despouy, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on Friday expressed "serious concern" over a recently passed Egyptian judicial reforms bill [JURIST report]. [read post]
2 Feb 2020, 8:49 am
The Codification Division of the UN Office of Legal Affairs recently launched the Mini-Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 10:05 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official profile] called [press release] Friday for immediate action for the victims of Islamic State (IS) to ensure their rights are upheld in Iraq. [read post]
