Europe World 

Dutch Court Stops Government Attempts to Spy on the Poor: UN Expert

February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 RMN News Court, Dutch, Human Rights, Poor, UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, applauded a landmark ruling by the District Court

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Asia Pacific Health Healthcare World 

Clean Air Is a Human Right: UN Environment Programme

February 10, 2020February 12, 2020 RMN News Clean Air, Environment, Human Right, Human Rights, UN

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 23 per cent of all deaths worldwide—a total of 12.6 million people in

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Americas World 

Human Rights Experts Express Concern Over Complaint Against Journalist

February 6, 2020February 8, 2020 RMN News Brazil, Human Rights, Journalist

Human rights experts expressed their serious concern today (February 6) over the complaint filed by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor´s Office

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Middle East and Africa World 

Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Journalist Khashoggi’s Murder

December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 RMN News Human Rights, Jamal Khashoggi, Journalist, Saudi Arabia

Ignoring the findings of a report prepared by a UN Special Rapporteur, Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to

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Asia Pacific World 

Mongolia Removes 17 Judges Over Corruption Accusations

July 7, 2019July 10, 2019 RMN News Corruption, Mongolia, Transparency

Global anti-corruption group Transparency International says it is extremely concerned by the dismissal of 17 judges over corruption accusations in

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Europe World 

PACE Resolution Condemns Assassination of Maltese Journalist

June 28, 2019July 1, 2019 RMN News Corruption, Journalist, Malta

A slew of international freedom of expression organizations welcome the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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