Europe World 

UN Experts Urge European Union to Protect Child Rights

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 RMN News Child Rights, European Union, UN

The primary UN body monitoring child rights on Wednesday urged European countries to end the detention of children in the

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Americas World 

DACA: Experts Urge U.S. to Protect Rights of Young Migrants

February 21, 2018February 22, 2018 RMN News DACA, Human Rights, Migrants, Young

UN human rights experts* have called on the United States to urgently address the situation of hundreds of thousands of

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Americas World 

UNESCO Releases Curriculum on Sexuality Education

February 18, 2018February 20, 2018 RMN News Curriculum, Education, Sexuality, UNESCO

UNESCO has published an updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, which advocates for quality comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) to

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Health Healthcare Middle East and Africa Videoart World 

Female Genital Mutilation Is a Violation of Human Rights

February 6, 2018February 8, 2018 RMN News Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, Human Rights, UN

Speaking a day ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations youth

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Asia Pacific Crime Politics World 

Myanmar Government Must Stop Repressive Practices: UN Expert

February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, Myanmar, UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, lamented the decades long cycle of violence

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Middle East and Africa World 

UN Reports Upsurge in Civilian Casualties in War-Torn Syria

January 11, 2018January 12, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, Syria, UN

UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the upsurge in civilian casualties in Eastern Ghouta in

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