Myanmar Denies Access to UN Human Rights Rapporteur
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, is visiting the country’s neighbours Bangladesh and
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UN Human Rights Experts Urge Turkey Not to Extend Emergency
United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under
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UN Human Rights Experts to Review Children’s Rights
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 15 January to 2 February to
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UN Reports Upsurge in Civilian Casualties in War-Torn Syria
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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UN Experts Urge Iran to Respect Protesters’ Rights
Demands by protesters in Iran for freedom and adequate living standards must be addressed and their rights respected, UN human
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UN Human Rights Chief Urges Iran to Investigate Protest Deaths
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities “to handle the
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