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New UN Report Details Nicaragua’s Ongoing Human Rights Crisis

The human rights situation in Nicaragua has "seriously deteriorated" over the past year, following arbitrary arrests, mistreatment of detainees, attacks on Indigenous people, and intimidation of political opponents

2024-09-04 09:33:42 0 Comment 9827 view

Retaliatory Spiral In Middle East Must End, Says UN Chief After Reported Strikes On Iran

NEW YORK, US: Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.

 

2024-04-21 12:54:42 0 Comment 36000 view

Bold Action Needed Now To Address ‘Cataclysmic’ Situation In Haiti

NEW YORK, US: Immediate and bold action is required to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report issued on Thursday. 

 

2024-03-30 14:52:03 0 Comment 27050 view

Pakistan Urged To Halt Afghan Deportations To Avoid ‘Human Rights Catastrophe’

NEW YORK, US: Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm. 

2023-11-01 02:57:03 0 Comment 30686 view

Rights Defenders Under Attack In Asia

NEW YORK, U.S.--Reprisals against human rights defenders were in the spotlight on Wednesday as UN independent experts documented instances of abuse in Indonesia and Pakistan. 

2021-12-17 23:29:23 0 Comment 72685 view

Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears

NEW YORK, U.S.--The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the contact line in eastern territories, held by mainly pro-Russian separatists.

2021-12-17 23:27:45 0 Comment 49373 view