Human Rights

UN human rights chief calls on Thai Government to probe scores of enforced disappearances

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.

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U.S. Congress Should Act on Gun Violence

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U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden (R) and family members of...

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Fresh allegations of sexual abuse made against UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic

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Peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central...

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Afghanistan: Include Women in New Peace Talks

The Afghan government should include female negotiators in the upcoming multistate meeting on the Afghan peace process, Human Rights Watch said on Janurary 4.

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Faced with Israeli denial of access to Occupied Palestinian Territory, UN expert resigns

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Makarim Wibisono, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories...

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Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution Largest Since 1980

Saudi authorities carried out the largest mass execution in the country since 1980, putting 47 men to death on January 2, 2016. According to the Saudi state news agency, all of the men were convicted on terrorism charges, and most were members of Al...

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UN officials 'deeply dismayed' by Saudi executions, urge commuting all death sentences

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Yemen: UN agency appeals to all sides to allow food in for hundreds of thousands under siege

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In many areas of Yemen, devastated by conflict, ongoing insecurity hampers WFP’s efforts to get food to the...

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UN chief welcomes agreement between Japan and Republic of Korea on ‘comfort women’

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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Republic of Moldova: Mr Filat and Mr Petrenco entitled to fair trials free from political interference

On his return from Chisinau, Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) reported on his meetings of 21 December 2015 with Vlad Filat, former Prime Minister of...

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