Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World 

UN Expert Urges Member States to Take Action on Myanmar Crisis

December 27, 2022December 30, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Myanmar, UN

UN Expert Urges Member States to Take Action on Myanmar Crisis The Security Council resolution should not become a dead-end

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Europe Political Issues Politics World 

Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Continue in Ukraine

November 27, 2022November 30, 2022 RMN News Russia, Ukraine, Volker Türk

Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Continue in Ukraine Is Russia at war with Ukraine? In addition to documenting civilian casualties,

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Middle East and Africa People Politics World 

Volker Türk Asks Egypt to Release Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah

November 9, 2022November 11, 2022 RMN News Alaa Abdel Fattah, Blogger, Egypt, Human Rights, Volker Türk

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday (8 November) expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities

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Americas Political Issues Politics World 

End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists: UNESCO

November 2, 2022November 3, 2022 RMN News Crimes, Journalists, UNESCO

Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10

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Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World 

Forced Returns to Myanmar Must Stop: Volker Türk

October 27, 2022October 30, 2022 RMN News Coup, Human Rights, Myanmar, Volker Türk

Since the beginning of the military coup on 1 February 2021, at least 70,000 people have fled Myanmar. UN Human

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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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