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)

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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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

Photo: People's Defence Force (PDF) of Myanmar

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UN Report Proposes Targeted Financial Sanctions on Myanmar Military

September 17, 2022September 22, 2022 RMN News Coup, Human Rights, Myanmar

Since international efforts have failed to protect the people of Myanmar, a People’s Defence Force (PDF) has been constituted in

Protests in Sri Lanka. Photo: NDTV (file photo)

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UN Report Urges Sri Lanka to Protect Human Rights

September 7, 2022September 10, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Sri Lanka, UN

Sri Lanka’s new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urges

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)

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UN Expert Reports on Human Rights Situation in Cambodia

August 27, 2022August 30, 2022 RMN News Cambodia, Human Rights, UN

The expert urged the Cambodian government to adopt a ten-point “Cambodian Human Rights Action Agenda”. A UN expert has issued

Saudi doctoral student Salma Al-Shehab pictured with her husband and two sons. Photo: UN / European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights

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UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Release Woman Arrested for Tweets

August 20, 2022August 25, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Salma Al-Shehab, Saudi Arabia

The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) expressed its anguish over a 34-year prison sentence handed down