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Western countries slammed over Israel
3 months, 1 week ago

Western countries slammed over Israel

China Daily  

A vehicle moves past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday amid the ongoing conflict in the enclave. BASHAR TALEB/AFP United Nations human rights experts have criticized Western countries for allowing Israel to go unpunished over its military operations in Gaza, which they said have now reached "alarming levels" as violence intensified …

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Western countries slammed over Israel
3 months, 1 week ago

Western countries slammed over Israel

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-18 10:06 A vehicle moves past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday amid the ongoing conflict in the enclave. BASHAR TALEB/AFP United Nations human rights experts have criticized Western countries for allowing Israel to go unpunished over its military …

Palestine Hezbollah Gaza Israel Israeli Special Rapporteur Katrougalos
INTERVIEW | Ashwini K.P: ‘Ambedkar’s views on gender ignored’
2 years ago

INTERVIEW | Ashwini K.P: ‘Ambedkar’s views on gender ignored’

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:35 IST Ashwini K.P., 36, is the first Asian to be appointed as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance by the United Nations Human Rights Council. My mandate explicitly focusses on the rampant racism across the globe, and in view of this I will have to focus on …

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India journalist Ayyub faces ‘judicial harassment’: UN experts
2 years, 10 months ago

India journalist Ayyub faces ‘judicial harassment’: UN experts

Al Jazeera  

India dubs the allegations ‘baseless and unwarranted’ after experts say Rana Ayyub subjected to ‘relentless misogynistic’ attacks. UN human rights experts have said that investigative journalist Rana Ayyub has been subjected to “judicial harassment” and urged Indian authorities to “promptly” investigate “relentless misogynistic and sectarian” attacks on social media against her. The Post issued a full-page Irene Khan, special rapporteur …

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UN rep slams Lebanon central bank chief over economic crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

UN rep slams Lebanon central bank chief over economic crisis

Al Jazeera  

A UN expert blasted the country’s banking sector for failing to recognize its role in the country’s crippling economic crisis. Beirut, Lebanon – United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter on Friday blasted Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh for not recognizing the bank’s role in the country’s crippling economic crisis. The Central Bank …

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U.N. asks North Korea to clarify alleged shoot-on-sight orders
3 years, 3 months ago

U.N. asks North Korea to clarify alleged shoot-on-sight orders

LA Times  

Human rights investigators with the United Nations have asked North Korea to clarify whether it has ordered troops to shoot on sight any trespassers who cross its northern border in violation of the country’s pandemic closure. The poster describes a buffer zone of 1 km to 2 km and says any person who makes an unauthorized entry to North Korea …

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UN calls to halt eviction of one lakh residents of Haryana’s Khori Gaon
3 years, 5 months ago

UN calls to halt eviction of one lakh residents of Haryana’s Khori Gaon

Deccan Chronicle  

Haryana: The United Nations has termed India’s eviction of one lakh residents of Haryana’s Khori Gaon as an “abuse of power”, and requested for the act to be halted immediately. A group of UN’s human experts remarked the situation as “unfortunate”, calling to New Delhi to immediately halt the eviction of around 1,00,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, including …

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UN Special Rapporteurs remarks on Khori Gaon, SC order unfortunate: India
3 years, 5 months ago

UN Special Rapporteurs remarks on Khori Gaon, SC order unfortunate: India

Live Mint  

India on Saturday termed as “unfortunate” and “abuse of position” remarks by a group of UN human rights experts, who had called on New Delhi to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, saying they should desist from undermining upholding rule of law in any democratic society. The statement comes a day after the UN human …

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Khori Gaon Demolitions : United Nations Experts Express Worry At Supreme Court Order
3 years, 5 months ago

Khori Gaon Demolitions : United Nations Experts Express Worry At Supreme Court Order

Live Law  

United Nations Human Rights experts have appealed to the Indian Government to halt the mass eviction that is taking place in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana that will render 100,000 people, including 20,000 children, homeless in the midst of the monsoon season. "We call on India to urgently review its plans for razing Khori Gaon and to consider regularizing the …

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India's New IT Rules Do Not Conform With International Human Rights Norms : UN Special Rapporteurs
3 years, 6 months ago

India's New IT Rules Do Not Conform With International Human Rights Norms : UN Special Rapporteurs

Live Law  

The Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations have written to the Government of India expressing serious concerns over the new IT Rules notified to regulate social media intermediaries, streaming platforms and digital news media, They have urged the Government of India to withdraw, review or reconsider certain key aspects of the Information Technology Rules 2021 on account of limiting or …

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India’s IT rules do not conform with international human rights: UN Special Rapporteurs
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s IT rules do not conform with international human rights: UN Special Rapporteurs

Live Mint  

Experts from the United Nations have said that India’s new IT rules do not conform with international human rights norms. In a communication sent to the government on June 11, three special rapporteurs from the UN expressed “serious concerns” with certain parts of the legislation, and said that “due diligence obligations” placed on intermediaries may lead to "infringement of a …

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UN experts: Loss of Kashmir autonomy undermining minority rights
3 years, 10 months ago

UN experts: Loss of Kashmir autonomy undermining minority rights

Al Jazeera  

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern over India’s decision to strip Kashmir’s limited autonomy in 2019 and the subsequent passing of new laws, which they warned “could curtail the previous level of political participation of Muslims and other minorities”. “The loss of autonomy and the imposition of direct rule by the Government in New …

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