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UN chief's spokesperson declines to comment on UN's report on KashmirAl Hussein's report had found no support from other members of the Human Rights Council and no action was taken, nor was it followed up by ...- Fresh strikes on Syria's Ghouta, UN calls for ceasefire to be 'immediately implemented'Air strikes destroyed a building in Douma, the main town in the Eastern Ghouta area east of Damascus, and buried alive an entire family, th...
- "All-out assault on democracy", UN rights chief says of MaldivesThe Maldives has been in crisis since last week, when the Supreme Court quashed convictions ranging from corruption to terrorism of nine op...
- UN human rights chief deplores India's move to deport RohingyasThe violence in Myanmar began when Rohingya militants attacked police posts in Rakhine. More than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Ban...
- Nations bombing Islamic State failing to protect civilians: UNAir raids on Islamic State group targets in Syria have left hundreds of civilians dead since 2014.
- Donald Trump would be 'dangerous' if elected: UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al HusseinThe UN's rights chief warned today that Donald Trump's statements pointed to a "dangerous" figure emerging on the world stage if he won the...
- Trump would be 'dangerous' from global viewpoint: UN rights bossUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein cited Trump's views on vulnerable communities and his talk of using torture, ba...
- Grant 'unconditional access' to both sides of Kashmir: UNHCRPak has already handed over a letter formally inviting an OHCHR team to the Pak side of the line of control, but in tandem with a mission t...
- Pakistan envoy briefs UN High Commissioner on KashmirIt said that High Commissioner Zeid thanked the Special Envoy for his visit to Geneva and for briefing him on "the human rights situation."
- India downplays remarks by UNHCHR on J-K visit issueAl-Hussein had said it was "unfortunate" that access hasn't been granted yet considering the seriousness of the allegations of the use of e...
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appeals to India, Pakistan for access to KashmirThe human rights office wants its team on the ground in Kashmir to interview victims, witnesses and security forces and to independently as...
- Sri Lanka needs to move faster on key reconciliation issues: UNSteps such as the release of land held by the military and resolving the issue of disappearances, need to move forward faster, Zeid Ra'ad A...
- UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein slams Saudi Arabia for 47 executions"Convictions cannot be based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, or trial proceedings that fall short of international...
- Sri Lanka promises dialogue after UN accuses its troops of war crimesSri Lankan government has been resisting foreign probe and has promised a fair probe with truth and reconciliation commission on the lines ...
- Tamil leader M K Shivajilingam asks UNHCR for international probe into Lanka warcrimesA Tamil politician has asked the UNHCR for an international probe into the alleged warcrimes during the conflict with the LTTE.
- UN asks SE Asian nations to abandon migrant "push back" policyUN today called the "push back" migrant ships policy of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia as "incomprehensible and inhumane".
- Sri Lanka war crime report deferred by six monthLanka has appealed to the UN to delay the report so that the new govt can carry out a probe even as it agreed that such violations took pla...
- New Sri Lanka govt looks to improve rights recordFollowing new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's assertion that his government would get the country's human rights house in order, sepa...
- Speak up to pay real tribute to Charlie Hebdo journalists: UNDescribing the attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as an assault "on all of us", the UN office here today stressed on th...
- Ferguson shooting case: UN rights chief expresses concern over racial killings in USThe court's ruling in Ferguson shooting case has spotlighted fears of "institutionalised discrimination" in the country: Zeid Ra'ad Al Huss...
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