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Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert

New York : Laws underpinned by religious conviction that discriminate against women and the LGBT+ community should be repealed, and gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State groups must be addressed, an independent UN expert said on Monday in a report presented to the Human Rights Council. more

Fighting discrimination against women is key to beating AIDS

New York: “The struggle to beat AIDS is inseparable from the struggle for women’s rights and from the struggle against all forms of discrimination”. This is the message ...

Connecticut prison warning: Prolonged solitary confinement may ‘amount to torture’, UN expert warns

New York : The “excessive use” of solitary confinement by the prison service in the US state of Connecticut, prompted an independent UN human rights expert to voice alarm on F ...

Turkey says over 80,000 illegal migrants cross into Europe

Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Over 80,000 illegal migrants have so far crossed into Europe from Turkey's northwestern borders, Fahrettin Altun, communication director of the Turkish presidency ...

Minority groups of Pakistan protest against atrocities of Army in Geneva

Geneva: Several minority groups from Pakistan protested against Pakistani Army for its atrocities and put up banners and posters in Geneva city where the United Nations Human Rights ...

Erdogan says 18,000 refugees cross Turkey's borders to Europe

Hatay/Xinhua: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that over 18,000 irregular migrants have so far crossed the Greek border after Turkey decided to open its border gate ...

Hindu girl conversion in Pakistan: Indian community protest outside United Nations office in London

London: Demanding justice for Hindu girl Mehak, who was allegedly forcefully converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, Indian expats in the United ...

Myanmar: ‘Multidimensional and long-standing’ root causes behind rights minority abuses, says Bachelet

New York : The Human Rights Council on Thursday held an interactive dialogue with UN rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on the root causes of violations and abuses suffered by the Rohingya ...

One in three Venezuelans not getting enough to eat, UN study finds

New York : Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third of the population – more than nine million people – do not get enough to eat and are in need of assistance, ...

UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency

New York : Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Dec ...