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Donald Trump Breaking Torture Taboo, Global Laws Threatened: UN Rights Boss
The United Nations' top rights official accused US President Donald Trump of breaking taboos by suggesting bringing back torture, and warned world powers against undermining civil liberties in their fight against terrorists.
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Donald Trump Would Be 'Dangerous' From Global Viewpoint: UN Rights Boss
If Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, it would be "dangerous from an international point of view", the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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UN Rights Boss Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein Deplores Orlando Shooting
The top U.N. human rights official on Monday condemned the deadly attack by a gunman targeting people at a homosexual bar in Orlando, Florida.
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New UN Rights Boss Urges World to Protect Civilians in Iraq, Syria
The new U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts".
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UN Rights Boss Condemns 'Widespread' Islamic State Crimes
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including killings, slavery, sexual crimes and targeting people on ethnic or religious grounds.
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World Powers Must Hold Israel Accountable: UN Rights Boss
The United Nations' senior human rights official said on Thursday she believed Israel was deliberately defying international law in its military offensive in Gaza and that world powers should hold it accountable for possible war crimes.
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UN rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes
The United Nations' human rights chief called on Monday for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both sides during Sri Lanka's civil war, saying the government had failed to do its own credible investigation.
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Donald Trump Breaking Torture Taboo, Global Laws Threatened: UN Rights Boss
The United Nations' top rights official accused US President Donald Trump of breaking taboos by suggesting bringing back torture, and warned world powers against undermining civil liberties in their fight against terrorists.
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Donald Trump Would Be 'Dangerous' From Global Viewpoint: UN Rights Boss
If Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, it would be "dangerous from an international point of view", the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.
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Turkey Criticises UN Rights Boss For Comments On Failed Coup
Turkey today criticised a top UN human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its "thirst for revenge" after a failed coup attempt and denied people's rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
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UN Rights Boss Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein Deplores Orlando Shooting
The top U.N. human rights official on Monday condemned the deadly attack by a gunman targeting people at a homosexual bar in Orlando, Florida.
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New UN Rights Boss Urges World to Protect Civilians in Iraq, Syria
The new U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined conflicts".
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UN Rights Boss Condemns 'Widespread' Islamic State Crimes
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including killings, slavery, sexual crimes and targeting people on ethnic or religious grounds.
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World Powers Must Hold Israel Accountable: UN Rights Boss
The United Nations' senior human rights official said on Thursday she believed Israel was deliberately defying international law in its military offensive in Gaza and that world powers should hold it accountable for possible war crimes.
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UN rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes
The United Nations' human rights chief called on Monday for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both sides during Sri Lanka's civil war, saying the government had failed to do its own credible investigation.
