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8 Jun 2012, 12:03 pm
[JURIST] Michel Frost, the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, renewed his call on Wednesday to UN member states to cease the deportation of Haitian citizens to Haiti [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 1:22 pm
The attack was believed to be directed at the UN troops and organized by militants and mercenaries. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 1:15 pm
In producing Dangerous Partnership: Private Military & Security Companies and the UN [report, PDF] the Global Policy Forum [advocacy website; press release] analyzed available data to reveal that the UN has dramatically increased its reliance on PMSCs [BBC report] in recent... [read post]
12 Nov 2014, 12:37 pm
The UN international drug control treaties [materials] set standard international measures in... [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 1:34 pm
The UN has led by example in this arena, introducing measures to ensure fairer treatment of gay and lesbian UN staff [Huffington Post report] and their families, as well as introducing the Free & Equal Campaign [official website]. [read post]
29 Nov 2006, 12:24 pm
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] Wednesday urged the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) [official website] to avoid the "political maneuvering" that plagued the rights body's predecessor, the UN Human Rights Commission [official website], telling the 47 member states that their role was to combat human rights violations even if regional allies were opposed to those efforts. [read post]
7 Oct 2004, 1:59 am
Addressing the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that the UN is developing "important new tools" to strengthen its support for the rule of law and transitional justice in countries that are facing or emerging from conflict, including a justice sector mapping guide, support for the setting up of model transitional criminal codes, and policy guidance for prosecutions in [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 12:04 pm
A UN official indicated that the alleged victims [UPI report] were among about 150 Congolese deported from Angola [UN News Centre report] recently. [read post]
10 May 2006, 7:18 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday called the election by the UN General Assembly [JURIST report] of 47 member states to founding seats on the new UN Human Rights Council [official website; JURIST news archive] "very encouraging" and said [Reuters report] that there was "reason to believe that we are putting aside some [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 3:58 am
On Monday, Ban had a rare meeting with Bashir at a UN-African Union summit [UN News Centre report [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 7:23 am
A UN human rights adviser called [UN News Centre report] on Bahrain Wednesday to ensure human rights are respected following protests triggered by the decision to strip Sheikh Issa Qassem, a prominent Shia religious leader, of his nationality. [read post]
18 Mar 2016, 9:42 am
Top UN officials urged [UN News Centre report] the international community on Thursday to develop human-rights-based responses for combating violent extremism as opposed to using a "security only" approach to dealing with the scourge. [read post]
28 Nov 2016, 11:33 am
UN Secretary-General-elect Antonio Guterres said while visiting Beijing on Monday that he wants UN peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights. [read post]
21 Oct 2005, 12:28 pm
US ambassador to the UN John Bolton [read post]
15 May 2007, 7:02 am
[JURIST] Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora [BBC profile] sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Monday, formally requesting that the UN Security Council establish an ad hoc tribunal [JURIST news archive] to investigate and try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri [JURIST news archive] because "all possible means" to ratify a UN [read post]
17 Jan 2007, 11:51 pm
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official profile] said Wednesday that he is concerned about the status of ongoing discussions between the UN and Lebanon on the proposed UN-supported international tribunal [JURIST news archive] to try suspects accused of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February 2005. [read post]
18 Jul 2005, 1:54 pm
[JURIST] Maurice Strong [Canada Foreign Affairs profile], a special adviser for North Korea to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and a prominent Canadian business executive, will not continue his position as top UN envoy to North Korea, according to UN officials. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 9:27 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official profile; JURIST news archive], in a speech [text] to the UN General Assembly on Monday, called for the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website]. [read post]
22 Oct 2014, 1:46 pm
[JURIST] A UN human rights expert on Wednesday urged [statement] UN member states to make a greater effort to tackle domestic corruption, stating that a clear link exists between torture and corrupt practices. [read post]
23 Jun 2006, 4:03 am
[JURIST] UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel [official profile] stressed the importance of not sacrificing justice by "granting amnesty in ending conflicts" at a UN Security Council meeting Thursday on strengthening international law [UN summary; recorded video]. [read post]
