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UN expert hails US move placing atheists on equal footing with faith groups

New York, Dec 28 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on freedom of religion or belief has welcomed the United States' legislative amendments aimed at protecting non-believers and atheists. more

UN rights experts urge Mexico to focus more on the fight against impunity

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Concluding a ten-day visit to Mexico, the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture urged the authorities to redouble its efforts to fight ...

Majority of trafficking victims are women and girls; one-third children – new UN report

New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the vast majority of all human trafficking victims – some 71 per ce ...

At Security Council, UN chief underlines need to tackle root causes of human trafficking

New York, Dec 21 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the plight of victims of human trafficking, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined on Tuesdaythe need to ensure justice for ...

‘Aleppo now synonym for hell,’ Ban warns in final press conference as UN chief

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Fridaydelivered stark warnings on two issues at the forefront of internati ...

Gender equality is ‘critical ingredient’ in fight against poverty and hunger – UN agriculture chief

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The fight against extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition is not possible without gender equality and women empowerment, José Graziano da Silva, the Di ...

Respecting gender parity, geographical diversity pledges, SG-designate Guterres picks core team members

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Secretary-General-designate, António Guterres on Thursday announced that he will be appointing Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as the UN ...

Central African Republic: Arbitrary killings, sexual violence cited in new UN human rights report

New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News): Central African Republic: Arbitrary killings, sexual violence cited in new UN human rights report Violations and abuses of international human rights a ...

UN human rights report urges end to ‘unimaginable abuse’ of migrants in Libya

New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): A joint report launched today by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ...

Canadian Museum for Human Rights wins international award for inclusion

Winnipeg - Dec 10 (JEN) The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was Friday presented with the prestigious Gold Award from the International Association of Universal Design (IAUD) at a ce ...