Tag: UN Human rights

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China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

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Amidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy. … Read More >China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

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UN human rights commissioner slams Ukraine for closure of opposition TV channels, attacks on politicians & crackdown on activists

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A damning new assessment from the UN’s human rights chief has condemned Ukraine for overseeing a major crackdown on opposition-backing media and politicians it deems ‘pro-Russian’, warning fair trials might not be guaranteed. … Read More >UN human rights commissioner slams Ukraine for closure of opposition TV channels, attacks on politicians & crackdown on activists

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu blasts UN Human Rights Council for ‘blatant anti-Israel obsession’ after it votes to investigate Gaza conflict

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The UN Human Rights Council’s decision to launch an open-ended probe of alleged Israeli abuses in the Palestinian territories mocks international law and encourages terrorists worldwide, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. … Read More >Netanyahu blasts UN Human Rights Council for ‘blatant anti-Israel obsession’ after it votes to investigate Gaza conflict

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UN rights council to investigate alleged ‘violations and abuses’ during Israel-Hamas conflict

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The UN Human Rights Council has voted to launch an inquiry into alleged human rights abuses committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel during recent fighting involving Israel’s military and Palestinian militant group Hamas. … Read More >UN rights council to investigate alleged ‘violations and abuses’ during Israel-Hamas conflict

Categories Asia & Pacific

Come to Xinjiang, but not for ‘investigation based on guilty before proven,’ China tells UN high commissioner

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China has said that the door to Xinjiang “is always open” for UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, after she claimed Muslim Uighurs are suffering arbitrary detention and ill-treatment in the area. … Read More >Come to Xinjiang, but not for ‘investigation based on guilty before proven,’ China tells UN high commissioner

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At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force

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Myanmar security forces have again employed live fire against those protesting the military coup in the Southeast Asian country, killing at least 18 protesters and injuring dozens, the UN human rights office said. … Read More >At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force

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Beijing blasts Britain for abusing UN Human Rights Council to attack and smear China

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China’s Foreign Ministry has hit out at the UK, lamenting its use of the UN Human Rights Council to “spread false information” after London accused Beijing of systematically violating the human rights of minority groups. … Read More >Beijing blasts Britain for abusing UN Human Rights Council to attack and smear China

Categories Middle East

UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’

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Almost a quarter of a million people have died in Yemen’s war, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on its website on Tuesday, confirming the huge toll from a conflict that has ravaged Yemen’s economy and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. … Read More >UN humanitarian office puts Yemen war dead at 233,000, mostly from ‘indirect causes’

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UN Report: 233,000 Yemenis Dead After 6-Year Saudi-US Coalition Bombings

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The War on Yemen continues to be very much a ‘forgotten war’ – six years on from when the United States-Saudi Arabia coalition began bombing the country endlessly. This has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 233,000 people, now admitted in a recent United Nations report. … Read More >UN Report: 233,000 Yemenis Dead After 6-Year Saudi-US Coalition Bombings

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Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row

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Accusations of human rights violations on the Crimean Peninsula are an invention, according to a leading Russian politician, who has told United Nations representatives to visit the region and see for themselves. … Read More >Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row