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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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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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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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"Potential For Thousands More Civilians To Die In Gaza": UN
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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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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UK's Illegal Migration Bill Contradicts International Law: UN
Britain's Illegal Migration Bill, aimed at stopping thousands of migrants arriving in the country, is at odds with London's obligations under international law, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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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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"Deeply Concerned": UN Rights Chief On Rishi Sunak's Asylum Plan
Britain's Conservative government intends to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda, in a bid to stop thousands of migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats.
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UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
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UN Rights Chief Details Civilian Executions In Ukraine
In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said today, decrying likely war crimes.
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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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UN Urges Elon Musk To Ensure Twitter Safeguards Human Rights
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
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.
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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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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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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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"Potential For Thousands More Civilians To Die In Gaza": UN
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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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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UK's Illegal Migration Bill Contradicts International Law: UN
Britain's Illegal Migration Bill, aimed at stopping thousands of migrants arriving in the country, is at odds with London's obligations under international law, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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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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"Deeply Concerned": UN Rights Chief On Rishi Sunak's Asylum Plan
Britain's Conservative government intends to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere, such as Rwanda, in a bid to stop thousands of migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats.
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UN Urges Taliban To End "Unfathomable Restrictions" On Women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
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UN Rights Chief Details Civilian Executions In Ukraine
In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said today, decrying likely war crimes.
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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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UN Urges Elon Musk To Ensure Twitter Safeguards Human Rights
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
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.
