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UN human rights office condemns ‘arbitrary arrests & unnecessary use of force’ amid US police brutality protests

Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020By Editor

The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. … Read More >UN human rights office condemns ‘arbitrary arrests & unnecessary use of force’ amid US police brutality protests

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Vote by hypocritical UN Human Rights Council on race and policing in US is ‘new low’ – Pompeo

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020By Editor

The US has slammed the UN Human Rights Council for holding a vote on a resolution that criticized America’s record of police brutality and racism, saying the vote demonstrated “hypocrisy” and showed why the US quit the body. … Read More >Vote by hypocritical UN Human Rights Council on race and policing in US is ‘new low’ – Pompeo

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Family of George Floyd, activist groups demand UN probe into US police brutality & human rights ‘crisis’

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020By Editor

The families of George Floyd and others slain by law enforcement have joined the ACLU and hundreds of other activist groups in urging the UN Human Rights Council to convene an urgent meeting to address police violence in the US … Read More >Family of George Floyd, activist groups demand UN probe into US police brutality & human rights ‘crisis’

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Military descends on protesters & groups call for UN to address human rights crisis in US

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020By Editor

Veterans and ex-military personnel are criticizing Trump’s decision to deploy US troops against peaceful protesters. A look inside George Floyd’s memorial service held in Minneapolis. … Read More >Military descends on protesters & groups call for UN to address human rights crisis in US

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Sanctions on Iran & others should be ‘urgently re-evaluated’ amid coronavirus pandemic, UN human rights chief says

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020By Editor

Sanctions should be revisited or suspended altogether during the Covid-19 crisis, the UN human rights chief has said, arguing that they might cause healthcare in affected countries to collapse, and harm the situation globally. … Read More >Sanctions on Iran & others should be ‘urgently re-evaluated’ amid coronavirus pandemic, UN human rights chief says

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Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal

Posted on March 21, 2020By Editor

Intensified US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during the COVID-19 pandemic could amount to genocide, a former UN expert warns. … Read More >Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal

UN Publishes List of Companies Profiting from Israel’s Illegal Settlements in Palestine

Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020By Editor

Prominent international critics have called Israel’s Jews-only settlements, as well as segregated roads and other infrastructure, a form of apartheid. … Read More >UN Publishes List of Companies Profiting from Israel’s Illegal Settlements in Palestine

Israel lashes out at UNHRC after LIST of companies doing business in occupied Palestine is finally released

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020By Editor

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has released a long-delayed database of firms doing business in the occupied Palestinian territories. The anodyne, well-hidden document was denounced by Tel Aviv as ‘shameful capitulation.’ … Read More >Israel lashes out at UNHRC after LIST of companies doing business in occupied Palestine is finally released

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Killing of Iran’s Quds Force chief Soleimani by US ‘MOST LIKELY violates international law’ – UN Rapporteur

Posted on January 3, 2020January 3, 2020By Editor

The UN’s top expert on extrajudicial executions said that Washington’s decision to assassinate the commander of the Iranian elite Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, cannot be justified under international law. … Read More >Killing of Iran’s Quds Force chief Soleimani by US ‘MOST LIKELY violates international law’ – UN Rapporteur

Russia’s UN Envoy Names Biggest ‘Losers’ of Security Council Votes on Syria

Posted on December 22, 2019December 22, 2019By Editor

The United Nations Security Council met Friday to vote on two rival resolutions concerning cross-border aid to Syria, with neither managing to receive the necessary support. … Read More >Russia’s UN Envoy Names Biggest ‘Losers’ of Security Council Votes on Syria