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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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UN Experts Seek Probe Into Alleged War Crimes In Israel, Palestinian Areas
UN rights experts called Monday for independent investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October 7.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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UN Experts' Remarks On Khori Gaon Unfortunate, Abuse Of Position: India
India today termed as "unfortunate" and "abuse of position" remarks by a group of UN human rights experts, who had called on New Delhi to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad.
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Stan Swamy's Death Will "Remain A Stain" On India's Human Rights Record: UN Expert
A UN expert said she is devastated to hear about the death of Stan Swamy in custody, saying there is no reason for a human rights defender to be denied his rights and that his death will forever remain a stain on India's human rights record.
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UN Confirms Report On Saudi Threat Against Khashoggi Investigator
The U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday it confirmed the accuracy of published remarks by the independent expert who led an investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi alleging that a senior Saudi official had made a threat against her.
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UN Experts Urge International Probe In Navalny Poisoning
UN human rights experts called Monday for an international probe into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his immediate release as the EU approved sanctions on four senior Russian officials involved in the detention.
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Tortured, Denied Food, Water In Mathura Jail: Kafeel Khan To UN Human Rights Experts
In a letter to a group of UN human rights experts, paediatrician Kafeel Khan has alleged that he was "tortured" in the Mathura jail, where he was lodged after being charged under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering provocative speeches in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the anti-CAA stir in December 2019.
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China's Security Law A "Serious Risk" To Hong Kong's Freedoms: UN Experts
China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned.
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"Unlawful": UN Expert On US Drone Strike That Killed Top Iran General Qassem Soleimani
The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator said on Monday.
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US Must Improve COVID-19 Strategy To Keep Millions From Poverty: UN Expert
The US must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class Americans hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from plunging into poverty, an independent UN human rights expert has said.
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UN Urges Countries To Extend Care To All Migrants To Combat Coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare - regardless of their legal status - to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic, two United Nations experts said.
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UN Rights Expert Barred From Afghanistan: Report
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
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"The Anatomy Of A Genocide": UN Expert Calls For Arms Embargo On Israel
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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UN Experts Seek Probe Into Alleged War Crimes In Israel, Palestinian Areas
UN rights experts called Monday for independent investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Israel and the Palestinian territories since October 7.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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UN Experts' Remarks On Khori Gaon Unfortunate, Abuse Of Position: India
India today termed as "unfortunate" and "abuse of position" remarks by a group of UN human rights experts, who had called on New Delhi to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in Faridabad.
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Stan Swamy's Death Will "Remain A Stain" On India's Human Rights Record: UN Expert
A UN expert said she is devastated to hear about the death of Stan Swamy in custody, saying there is no reason for a human rights defender to be denied his rights and that his death will forever remain a stain on India's human rights record.
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UN Confirms Report On Saudi Threat Against Khashoggi Investigator
The U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday it confirmed the accuracy of published remarks by the independent expert who led an investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi alleging that a senior Saudi official had made a threat against her.
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UN Experts Urge International Probe In Navalny Poisoning
UN human rights experts called Monday for an international probe into the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his immediate release as the EU approved sanctions on four senior Russian officials involved in the detention.
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Tortured, Denied Food, Water In Mathura Jail: Kafeel Khan To UN Human Rights Experts
In a letter to a group of UN human rights experts, paediatrician Kafeel Khan has alleged that he was "tortured" in the Mathura jail, where he was lodged after being charged under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering provocative speeches in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the anti-CAA stir in December 2019.
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China's Security Law A "Serious Risk" To Hong Kong's Freedoms: UN Experts
China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned.
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"Unlawful": UN Expert On US Drone Strike That Killed Top Iran General Qassem Soleimani
The January US drone strike in Iraq that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, a UN human rights investigator said on Monday.
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US Must Improve COVID-19 Strategy To Keep Millions From Poverty: UN Expert
The US must take urgent additional steps to prevent tens of millions of middle-class Americans hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from plunging into poverty, an independent UN human rights expert has said.
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UN Urges Countries To Extend Care To All Migrants To Combat Coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare - regardless of their legal status - to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic, two United Nations experts said.
