Attack on Press Freedom: Journalist in Tajikistan Sent to Prison
According to the UN Human Rights Office in Central Asia, Mr Khairullo Mirsaidov – a well-known and respected independent journalist
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Youth Challenge: Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water
For this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe
Read moreUN Experts Urge Myanmar to Release Reuters Journalists
UN human rights experts* on Wednesday expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under
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Difficult for Rohingya Refugees to Return to Myanmar: Expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said Monday the Government’s failure to
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France and Italy Urged to Stop Misuse of “Leprosy” in Political Debates
Political leaders in France and Italy must immediately stop using “leprosy” as a metaphor in debates on nationalism, said Tuesday
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Deterioration of Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory
A UN expert on Friday expressed alarm about the deterioration of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), saying
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