Asia Pacific World 

Political Corruption Causing Protests and Unrest Around the World: UN

October 27, 2019October 30, 2019 RMN News 0 Comment António Guterres, Corruption, Michelle Bachelet, Political, Unrest

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed deep concern over the ongoing unrest erupting in most

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Middle East and Africa World 

UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders

August 1, 2018August 3, 2018 RMN News 0 Comment Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, UN

Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an

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Crime Middle East and Africa Politics World 

Islamic State Terrorists Continue to Use Human Shields in Mosul

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 RMN News 0 Comment Human, Human Rights, Iraq, Islamic State, Mosul, Terrorists, UN

The United Nations (UN) human rights wing said Tuesday it has received reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and

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Middle East and Africa World 

Islamic State Fighters Abduct 8,000 Families in Mosul

October 28, 2016October 30, 2016 RMN News 0 Comment Human Rights, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Mosul, UN

Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people

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Asia Pacific Recent World 

Thailand Urged to Allow Freedom of Expression

August 20, 2016August 22, 2016 RMN News 0 Comment Expression, Freedom, Human Rights, Thailand, UN

The United Nations human rights arm expressed Friday its concern about the mounting constraints on the democratic space in Thailand

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Asia Pacific Crime Politics Recent World 

UN Welcomes Release of 83 Prisoners in Myanmar

April 22, 2016April 27, 2016 RMN News 0 Comment Human Rights, Myanmar, Prisoners, Ravina Shamdasani, UN

The United Nations (UN) rights chief has welcomed the release of a second wave of 83 prisoners on Myanmar’s New

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