Americas Political Issues Politics World 

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

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Asia Pacific Videoart World 

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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Americas Crime Politics Recent World 

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

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Middle East and Africa Political Issues Politics World 

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

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Europe Political Issues Politics World 

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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Crime Middle East and Africa Politics World 

UN Experts Demand Accountability for Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

September 23, 2022September 26, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Internet, Iran, Mahsa Amini

A group of UN experts* on 22 September condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody

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