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Biden Administration Urged to End Outsourcing of Detention Centres

February 5, 2021February 6, 2021 RMN News Biden Administration, Detention Centers, Human Rights

The US Department of Justice was ordered on 26 January not to renew its contracts with 12 privately operated federal

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea via video conference. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Torture in Detention Centres Reported in North Korea

December 12, 2017December 13, 2017 RMN News North Korea, Prison, Torture

People’s rights are reportedly violated in “almost every aspect” of their lives in North Korea a.k.a. Democratic People’s Republic of

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US Urged to Close Guantánamo Detention Centre

January 18, 2016January 20, 2016 RMN News Detention, Guantanamo, Human Rights, US

Human rights experts from the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have called on

Democratic forces in Belarus have been protesting the brutal regime since August 2020. Photo: European Parliament (Representational Image)

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Belarus: UN Experts Deplore Inhumane Treatment of Women in Detention

January 30, 2025February 3, 2025 RMN News Belarus, Human Rights, Women

Belarus: UN Experts Deplore Inhumane Treatment of Women in Detention Women prisoners are reportedly subject to arbitrary punishment, including solitary

OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. Photo: UN

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Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office

October 19, 2022October 22, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Iran, Security Forces

A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces

NATO Foreign Ministers held an extraordinary virtual meeting on Friday (7 January 2022) to discuss Russia’s continued military build-up in and around Ukraine. Photo: NATO (file photo)

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UN Commission Concludes War Crimes Committed in Ukraine

September 27, 2022October 1, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, War Crimes

Witnesses provided the Commission with consistent accounts of ill-treatment and torture carried out during unlawful confinement. Based on its investigations

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