Singers wearing hats advocating "No Torture" line up before performing at a Human Rights Day event outside of Mogadishu Central Prison in Somalia. UN Photo/Tobin Jones

Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt

July 27, 2018July 29, 2018 RMN News Egypt, Human Rights, Poet

UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February

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Imran Khan Blames India for Human Rights Violations in Kashmir

July 26, 2018July 28, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, Imran Khan, India, Kashmir

Imran Khan said today that the leadership of Pakistan and India now need to come to the table to resolve

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

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UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill

July 24, 2018July 26, 2018 RMN News Human Rights, India, Parliament, UN

India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line

Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water. Photo: UN

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Youth Challenge: Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water

July 14, 2018July 17, 2018 RMN News Drinking Water, Human Rights, Water, Youth

For this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe

UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and the Permanent Delegate of Sweden to UNESCO, Ambassador Annika Markovic, signed a Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA). Photo: UNESCO

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Sweden Pledges $100 Million for UNESCO Programs

July 13, 2018July 15, 2018 RMN News Education, Human Rights, Sweden, UNESCO

UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and the Permanent Delegate of Sweden to UNESCO, Ambassador Annika Markovic, have signed a Programme Cooperation

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UN Experts Urge Myanmar to Release Reuters Journalists

July 12, 2018July 13, 2018 RMN News Journalists, Myanmar, Reuters, UN

UN human rights experts* on Wednesday expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under