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Israel Slaps Visa Ban On UN Expert For "Israeli Oppression" Comment
Israel on Monday announced a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories over recent comments denying Hamas's October 7 attack was "anti-Semitic".
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"Defending Rights Not Crime": UN Official On Activist Teesta Setalvad
An official of the United Nations has condemned the detention of activist Teesta Setalvad on Saturday, saying "defending human right is not a crime".
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"Our Laws Promote Equality, Social Justice, Democracy": India At UN
India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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"Inaccurate, Deplorable": India Rejects UN Special Reps Over J&K Remarks
India on Thursday hit out at two UN Special Rapporteurs for criticising its policies towards Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the region is an "integral and inalienable" part of the country.
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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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UN Expert To Lead International Inquiry Into Khashoggi Murder
The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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North Korea Agrees To First Ever UN Rights Expert Visit
North Korea has agreed to host a UN rights expert for the first time, granting access next week to the special rapporteur on disabled people's rights, the world body said Thursday.
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UN Rights Expert Accuses Israel Of Excessive Force Against Palestinians
The U.N. human rights investigator for Gaza and the West Bank called on Israel on Thursday to investigate what he called excessive force used by Israeli security forces against Palestinians and to prosecute perpetrators.
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US drone attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty: United Nations
A UN special rapporteur investigating US drone strikes has concluded after a secret trip to Pakistan that the attacks by CIA-operated spy planes violate the country's sovereignty.
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UN asks India to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act
The United Nations has asked India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying it had no role to play in a democracy.This comes amid clamour for withdrawal of AFSPA from Kashmir. A United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur today urged India to repeal the controversial law that gives its military special powers to act in trou...
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Israel Slaps Visa Ban On UN Expert For "Israeli Oppression" Comment
Israel on Monday announced a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories over recent comments denying Hamas's October 7 attack was "anti-Semitic".
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"Defending Rights Not Crime": UN Official On Activist Teesta Setalvad
An official of the United Nations has condemned the detention of activist Teesta Setalvad on Saturday, saying "defending human right is not a crime".
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"Our Laws Promote Equality, Social Justice, Democracy": India At UN
India on Friday said that it promotes values of equality, social justice, and democracy through inclusive education at the interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council.
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"Inaccurate, Deplorable": India Rejects UN Special Reps Over J&K Remarks
India on Thursday hit out at two UN Special Rapporteurs for criticising its policies towards Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the region is an "integral and inalienable" part of the country.
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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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UN Expert To Lead International Inquiry Into Khashoggi Murder
The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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North Korea Agrees To First Ever UN Rights Expert Visit
North Korea has agreed to host a UN rights expert for the first time, granting access next week to the special rapporteur on disabled people's rights, the world body said Thursday.
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UN Rights Expert Accuses Israel Of Excessive Force Against Palestinians
The U.N. human rights investigator for Gaza and the West Bank called on Israel on Thursday to investigate what he called excessive force used by Israeli security forces against Palestinians and to prosecute perpetrators.
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US drone attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty: United Nations
A UN special rapporteur investigating US drone strikes has concluded after a secret trip to Pakistan that the attacks by CIA-operated spy planes violate the country's sovereignty.
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UN asks India to repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act
The United Nations has asked India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, saying it had no role to play in a democracy.This comes amid clamour for withdrawal of AFSPA from Kashmir. A United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur today urged India to repeal the controversial law that gives its military special powers to act in trou...
