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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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New Israeli Settlements Threaten Creation Of Palestinian State, Says UN
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday.
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India's Strong Reply After UN Rights Body Head's Electoral Process Remark
India on Monday said that the "concerns" raised by the UN's top human rights official over its electoral process are "unwarranted" and do not reflect the reality of the world's largest democracy.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Palestinians In Gaza Living In "Utter, Deepening Horror": UN
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he pleaded for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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UN Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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"Totally Unacceptable": UN Human Rights Chief Slams Gaza Hospital Attack
The deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday is "totally unacceptable", the UN human rights chief said, insisting that the perpetrators must be held to account.
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UN Human Rights Chief Seeks To Expand Presence In China, India
The UN human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous countries India and China.
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
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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A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
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In Mumbai, UN Chief's Strong Comments On Human Rights In India
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today criticized India over its human rights record during a three-day visit.
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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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New Israeli Settlements Threaten Creation Of Palestinian State, Says UN
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday.
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India's Strong Reply After UN Rights Body Head's Electoral Process Remark
India on Monday said that the "concerns" raised by the UN's top human rights official over its electoral process are "unwarranted" and do not reflect the reality of the world's largest democracy.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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Palestinians In Gaza Living In "Utter, Deepening Horror": UN
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he pleaded for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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UN Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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"Totally Unacceptable": UN Human Rights Chief Slams Gaza Hospital Attack
The deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday is "totally unacceptable", the UN human rights chief said, insisting that the perpetrators must be held to account.
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UN Human Rights Chief Seeks To Expand Presence In China, India
The UN human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous countries India and China.
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
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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A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
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In Mumbai, UN Chief's Strong Comments On Human Rights In India
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today criticized India over its human rights record during a three-day visit.
