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New York, Mar 3 (Just Earth News): The slow pace of transitional justice in Sri Lanka and the lack of a comprehensive strategy to address accountability for past crimes risk derailing the momentum towards lasting peace, reconciliation and stability, a United Nations report said on Friday. more
DR Congo security forces committed rights violations against protestors in December 2016 – UN probe

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): Defence and security forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain ...

UN rights office disappointed with Thai Government’s refusal to criminalize enforced disappearance

UN rights office disappointed with Thai Government’s refusal to criminalize enforced disappearance

Yemen: UN verifies nearly 1,500 boys recruited for use in armed conflict

New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday urged all warring parties in Yemen to immediately release child soldiers, noting that the UN has verified ...

Germany: UN rights panel highlights racial profiling against people of African descent

New York, Feb 28 (Just Earth News): People of African descent in Germany suffer racial discrimination, Afrophobia and racial profiling in their daily lives, but their situation remains large ...

In Geneva, UN urges upholding human rights amid rising populism and extremism

New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News): Disregard for human rights is a “disease,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday told the opening session of the UN Human Right ...

UN rights expert calls on Myanmar authorities to protect Rohingya population

New York, Feb 27 (Just Earth News): Concluding a four-day visit to parts of Bangladesh where she met with members of Myanmar's Rohingya community who fled the violence there following attack ...

Wave of violence in Pakistan shows a horrific disregard for human life: Amnesty

Islamabad, Feb 24 (Just Earth News) Over the past fortnight, a series of bomb attacks claimed by a slew of armed groups has claimed the lives of more than 120 people and injured several more ...

Trial of Gaddafi regime a 'missed opportunity for justice' – UN human rights chief

New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News): Pointing out that the recent trial in Libya of members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime fell short of international fair-trial standards, the United ...

Atrocities will end in South Sudan only when perpetrators 'face consequences' – UN rights official

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations human rights official on Friday called for holding accountable those committing atrocity crimes in conflict-torn South Sudan.