UN Experts Demand Accountability for Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran
A group of UN experts* on 22 September condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s…
UN Report Proposes Targeted Financial Sanctions on Myanmar Military
Since international efforts have failed to protect the people of Myanmar, a People’s Defence Force (PDF) has been constituted in the troubled nation. By RMN News Service States must do…
UN Report Urges Sri Lanka to Protect Human Rights
Sri Lanka’s new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urges and calls for accountability and deeper institutional reforms to prevent…
Gujarat Riots Case of Modi: Teesta Setalvad Gets Bail in Supreme Court
By RMN News Service The Supreme Court of India today (September 2) granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad. She was in jail since June in an alleged conspiracy…
UN Expert Reports on Human Rights Situation in Cambodia
The expert urged the Cambodian government to adopt a ten-point “Cambodian Human Rights Action Agenda”. A UN expert has issued a 10-point human rights agenda to improve the human rights…
UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Release Woman Arrested for Tweets
The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) expressed its anguish over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting the…