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UN rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says HK trials key test
Bachelet is under growing pressure from Western states to secure unfettered access to Xinjiang
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Veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths appointed UN humanitarian chief
The UN chief has appointed veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths, a seasoned negotiator with wide global experience, as the new UN humanitarian chief.
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We'll shoot whoever I see: Myanmar Military threatens protesters on TikTok
Digital rights group Myanmar ICT for Development said it had found over 800 pro-military videos that menaced protesters at a time of increasing bloodshed -alone according to the UN
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UN claims 18 deaths in Myanmar's weekend crackdown
The UN Human Rights Office says it has "credible information" of at least 18 deaths across Myanmar on Sunday during a crackdown on anti-military protesters
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Battlefield Myanmar: At least 18 shot dead, hundreds under arrest
Police fire after lobbing stun grenades, tear gas; rights group condemns action
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Sri Lankan foreign min appeals for rejection of UN rights body resolution
The minister described the impending resolution as unsubstantiated and a pure political move against Sri Lanka
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Renounce dangerous narratives: Top UN human rights official tells Trump
US Capitol attack showed destructive impact of distortion of facts, incitement to violence by political leaders, UN's top human rights official said while calling Trump to disavow dangerous narratives
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UN rights chief expresses concern over restrictions on NGOs in India
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed concern over the restrictions on foreign funding for the NGOs in India and the arrest of activists in the country
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India, 7 other nations urge UN Human Rights body to play 'responsible' role
Joint release said that across the world, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic requires extraordinary and unprecedented measures
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Understand India better before jumping to conclusions: India to UN body
India's strong statement came after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday voiced "great concern" over India's amended citizenship law and reports of "police inaction"
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UN human rights' body calls Citizenship Act 'fundamentally discriminatory'
At least two persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fire on protesters in Guwahati, capital of Assam.
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Crimes against women: Have we lived up to vow of equal rights, asks Prez
Lok-Dessallien also recalled the contribution made by Mehta, who had served as the Indian delegate to the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1947 to 1948.
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Pak's foreign minister says there is risk of 'accidental war' over Kashmir
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he believed both Pakistan and India "understand the consequences of a conflict"
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UNHRC disturbed about violent protests in Hong Kong, calls for restraint
She also urged embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to hold a dialogue with the people of Hong Kong, who should take an opportunity in an effort to end to the crisis "peacefully and constructively"
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First for Modi govt, UNHRC to review India's human rights record
New Delhi, 2 MayThe UN Human Rights Council, or UNHRC, will examine India's human rights record on Thursday. This is part of the UN body's Universal Periodic Review started in 2008. This will be India's third review, but significantly its first during the tenure of the Narendra Modi government.Each of the 193 UN member states are reviewed for their human rights record once in four years by their peers, that is other member states. India's earlier two Universal Periodic Reviews, or UPRs, took place in April 2008 and May 2012. These had proved to be contentious, with the then Congress-led UPA governments criticized for refusing to accept recommendations.But the third review is likely to be even more testy, since it comes in the wake of increased reports of attacks on religious minorities and Dalits.India takes the UPR process seriously. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi will head the Indian delegation to Geneva.In its national report sent for the review, India has denied human rights ...
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UN slams Turkey for violating rights to work and education
Turkey targeted the right of education by closing some 1,000 schools by emergency decree
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