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CBI Chief To Poll Body Head, Rahul Gandhi Now Has A Say In Key Appointments
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate in the appointment process for key officials such as the CBI director, the Chief Election Commissioners, National Human Rights Commission chairperson
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
- Wednesday April 17, 2024
- World News | NDTV News Desk
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
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Whistleblower Alleges UN Cover-Up Of "Special Favours" To China: Report
- Wednesday April 17, 2024
- World News | Asian News International
Former Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) employee Emma Reilly has levelled serious accusations against the United Nations, alleging a disturbing nexus between the OHCHR and the Chinese government.
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"Potential For Thousands More Civilians To Die In Gaza": UN
- Saturday October 28, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Saturday that there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die as Israel presses a ground operation in Gaza.
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UN Human Rights Body To Probe Strike On Ukraine That Killed 52
- Friday October 6, 2023
- World News | Reuters
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) deployed a field team on Friday to investigate an air strike on the Ukrainian village of Hroza that left at least 52 people dead.
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"Factually Inaccurate": India Slams UN Human Rights For Comments On Jammu And Kashmir
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
India on Tuesday voiced regret over comments by the UN's human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as "unwarranted and factually inaccurate".
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Around 18,000 Civilians Casualties Reported Since Beginning Of Russia-Ukraine War, Says UN Report
- Tuesday January 24, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
As per the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,18,358 civilian casualties were recorded. This includes 7,031 deaths.
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Russian Commissioner Denies Talks On Large Prisoner Swap With Ukraine
- Wednesday January 18, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday that she did not talk to her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Turkey last week about a possible prisoner exchange.
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Rights Body Notice To Delhi Government After Father, Son Fall In Sewer
- Tuesday January 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the Delhi government and the city's police commissioner over a media report that a father and son fell in an open sewer at Rohini Sector-31 area of the national capital.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Sudan Violence Has Killed 166 Civilians, Displaced Over 20,000: UN
- Wednesday December 14, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed 166 civilians and displaced more than 20,000 since August amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
- Friday November 25, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
- Monday November 7, 2022
- ANI
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
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UN Urges Elon Musk To Ensure Twitter Safeguards Human Rights
- Sunday November 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Taps Volker Turk As Next Rights Chief: Report
- Thursday September 8, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres will seek to appoint his Austrian colleague Volker Turk as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, diplomats and rights groups said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
- Monday May 23, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
- www.ndtv.com
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CBI Chief To Poll Body Head, Rahul Gandhi Now Has A Say In Key Appointments
- Wednesday June 26, 2024
- India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
As the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate in the appointment process for key officials such as the CBI director, the Chief Election Commissioners, National Human Rights Commission chairperson
- www.ndtv.com
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"UN Should Be Denouncing": Whistleblower On "Special Favours" To China
- Wednesday April 17, 2024
- World News | NDTV News Desk
An ex-employee of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has claimed the OHCHR "secretly provided China with advance information" about activists attending the Human Rights Council meetings.
- www.ndtv.com
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Whistleblower Alleges UN Cover-Up Of "Special Favours" To China: Report
- Wednesday April 17, 2024
- World News | Asian News International
Former Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) employee Emma Reilly has levelled serious accusations against the United Nations, alleging a disturbing nexus between the OHCHR and the Chinese government.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Potential For Thousands More Civilians To Die In Gaza": UN
- Saturday October 28, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Saturday that there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die as Israel presses a ground operation in Gaza.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Human Rights Body To Probe Strike On Ukraine That Killed 52
- Friday October 6, 2023
- World News | Reuters
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) deployed a field team on Friday to investigate an air strike on the Ukrainian village of Hroza that left at least 52 people dead.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Factually Inaccurate": India Slams UN Human Rights For Comments On Jammu And Kashmir
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
India on Tuesday voiced regret over comments by the UN's human rights commissioner on the situation in Kashmir, terming the reference as "unwarranted and factually inaccurate".
- www.ndtv.com
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Around 18,000 Civilians Casualties Reported Since Beginning Of Russia-Ukraine War, Says UN Report
- Tuesday January 24, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
As per the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,18,358 civilian casualties were recorded. This includes 7,031 deaths.
- www.ndtv.com
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Russian Commissioner Denies Talks On Large Prisoner Swap With Ukraine
- Wednesday January 18, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday that she did not talk to her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets in Turkey last week about a possible prisoner exchange.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rights Body Notice To Delhi Government After Father, Son Fall In Sewer
- Tuesday January 3, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the Delhi government and the city's police commissioner over a media report that a father and son fell in an open sewer at Rohini Sector-31 area of the national capital.
- www.ndtv.com
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South Sudan Violence Has Killed 166 Civilians, Displaced Over 20,000: UN
- Wednesday December 14, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed 166 civilians and displaced more than 20,000 since August amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
- Friday November 25, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
- www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter
- Monday November 7, 2022
- ANI
Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the r...
- www.gadgets360.com
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UN Urges Elon Musk To Ensure Twitter Safeguards Human Rights
- Sunday November 6, 2022
- World News | Reuters
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc, urging him to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres Taps Volker Turk As Next Rights Chief: Report
- Thursday September 8, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres will seek to appoint his Austrian colleague Volker Turk as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, diplomats and rights groups said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
- Monday May 23, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
- www.ndtv.com