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New York: Independent UN human rights experts appealed on Friday for the new United States Government to adopt wide ranging reforms to end police violence and address systemic racism and racial discrimination. more
UN agencies begin registering asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

New York: UN  agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico border, for entry into the US, following the termin ...

US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’

New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “heartened” by the United States’ president’s signing of executive orders on Tuesday which aim to provide sa ...

OSCE concerned about attacks on journalists during riots in US

Vienna/Sputnik: Teresa Ribeiro, representative on freedom of the media at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), expressed concern about reported attacks on journ ...

From Tokyo to New York, East Turkistan Govt-in-Exile demonstrates against Chinese oppression on Uyghurs

Tokyo/New York:  The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile on Thursday demonstrated against Chinese aggressions in different parts of the world to mark East Turkistan's Independence ...

US report highlights China's alleged labour abuse

Washington: The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a list of 17 goods produced in China under conditions of forced labor in violation of international standards. 

US State Dept releases webpage highlighting China's atrocities on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Washignton: The US State Department has released a new webpage that illustrates the Chinese Communist Party's abuses perpetrated against Uyghurs and members of other minority groups i ...

US condemns arrest of pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai, asks China to restore Hong Kong's rule of law

Washington/Hong Kong: The US on Wednesday condemned the arrest of  pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law and asked Beijing to restore Hong Kong’ ...

Mass protests in US caused no new spike in COVID-19 cases: reports

Moscow: The wave of mass protests against racism and police violence has not resulted in a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, media reported, citin ...

US Supreme Court ruling ‘extremely positive’ for LGBT community, says UN Rights Expert

New York: A UN expert on Wednesday hailed an historic judgement issued by the United States Supreme Court on 15 June that firing a person on the basis of sexual orientation or gender iden ...