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UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker Türk told the first open meeting of the U.N. Security Council since 2017 on North Korean human rights that in the past …

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UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country

The Independent  

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U.N.: North Korea is increasing repression as people starve in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

U.N.: North Korea is increasing repression as people starve in parts of the country

LA Times  

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks via video call to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker Türk told the first …

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U.N. calls on Taliban to drop restrictions on women
1 year, 11 months 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
1 year, 11 months 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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