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17 May 2005, 8:15 am
[JURIST] At the United Nations, Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan introduced a draft resolution Monday to expand the UN Security Council [official website] from 15 to 25 countries and give themselves permanent seats. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 1:47 pm
[JURIST] UN Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression Frank La Rue expressed concern [press release] Monday that Malaysia's response to protests on Saturday was too strong, restricting freedom of association and hindering democratic process. [read post]
25 Aug 2016, 8:41 am
UN humans rights experts on Wednesday urged [press release] the government of Bangladesh to repeal the death sentence imposed upon Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition member of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 1:49 am
[JURIST] The UN Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) [official website] has given funding and support to military groups that are committing human rights abuses [press release], according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] Tuesday. [read post]
6 May 2011, 11:35 am
[JURIST] Human rights experts from the UN Commission for Human Rights [official website] on Friday called on the US to disclose further details [press release] on the killing of al Qaeda [JURIST news archive] leader Osama Bin Laden [WP obituary; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
6 Mar 2023, 12:15 pm
The post ‘Not The Right Time’: US To Push Guidelines, Not Bans, At UN Meeting On Autonomous Weapons appeared first on Above the Law. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 2:58 pm
[JURIST] Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson [official profile] expressed hope Monday that the April 16 shootings [Wikipedia backgrounder] at Virginia Tech [university website] that left 33 people - including the gunman - dead in the largest shooting rampage in US history would prompt the United States to take action in support of an international arms trade treaty [ [read post]
18 Nov 2004, 10:17 am
[JURIST] In an attempt to resolve division among UN member states, Italy has put forth a compromise proposal for a global treaty on human cloning. [read post]
21 Mar 2005, 4:37 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [JURIST Newsmaker news archive] addressed the General Assembly Monday on his plans for UN and international reform. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 12:33 pm
The report, "Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice," is the first out of the UN's new agency, which is devoted to reducing gender inequalities around the world. [read post]
25 Apr 2006, 1:56 pm
[JURIST] Serge Brammertz [official profile], the deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court who is heading the UN's independent investigation [UN materials] into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive], on Tuesday met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [BBC profile] to discuss Syria's alleged involvement in the 2005 bombing which killed [read post]
11 Apr 2005, 5:48 am
In his opening statement Monday, Bolton pledged to work to both strengthen and reform the UN in [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 6:17 am
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] said [transcript; UN News Centre report] on Tuesday that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] will continue to operate beyond its originally planned end date at the end of this year. [read post]
25 Jul 2010, 10:48 am
He stated that the selection [JURIST report] of Desmond de Silva, a former UN war crimes prosecutor,... [read post]
13 Jan 2007, 2:09 am
[JURIST] China and Russia Friday vetoed a proposed UN Security Council [UN backgrounder] resolution [text and statements] demanding an end to political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 8:18 am
[JURIST] UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic said Thursday that killings in Syria [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] likely amount to crimes against humanity [official statement]. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 9:52 am
The UN-backed body estimated that the illegal profits gained by the organizations represent... [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 8:53 am
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina Albuquerque [official profile] on Wednesday strongly urged [news release] nations to support the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) that will take place in Brazil later this month. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 9:57 am
The post UN Access to Medicine Recommendations Will Increase Human... [read post]
25 Mar 2004, 7:49 am
Read a statement on the resolution by US ambassador to the UN John [read post]
