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The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says

The Independent  

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Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic equipment without their knowledge is a violation of international human rights law, the United Nations human rights chief said Friday. He held up a photo of a mangled and bloodied hand, telling ambassadors from the …

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UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown
4 months, 4 weeks ago

UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown

The Independent  

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UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
10 months ago

UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements in the West …

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U.N. calls on Taliban to drop restrictions on women
2 years ago

U.N. calls on Taliban to drop restrictions on women

The Hindu  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organisations. "These unfathomable restrictions placed on women and girls will not only increase the suffering …

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UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women
2 years ago

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women

News 18  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations. “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its …

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UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences
2 years, 1 month ago

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said Friday. High Commissioner Volker Türk said at least seven university students were sentenced to death behind closed doors on Wednesday, and there are reports that …

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