UN Agencies Express Concern over Trump’s Muslim Ban Order
By Rakesh Raman A number of United Nations (UN) human rights and refugee welfare agencies have expressed their anguish over
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UN Chief Exhorts to Make World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Disarmament can play an important role in ending existing conflicts and preventing the outbreak of new strife, United Nations Secretary-General
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Zeid Calls On Business Leaders to Stand Up for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World
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Human Rights: Prisoners at Risk of Death in Iran
Raising alarm over the health of several prisoners of conscience in Iran, who have been on a prolonged hunger strike
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New UN Task Force to Check Sexual Exploitation Cases
The United Nations announced Friday that it plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and
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UN Experts Hail End of Racial U.S. Counter-Terrorism Program
Racial or religious profiling has so far proved to be ineffective in fighting terrorism, say two United Nations human rights
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