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‘Stand up for someone’s rights on Friday,’ UN urges on Human Rights Day

New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Upholding human rights is in the interest of all and are at the heart of the work and identify of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed ahead of Human Rights Day, calling on the international community to “stand up for someone’s right on Friday, Saturdayand every day.” more

Human rights violations in DPR Korea ‘warning signs of instability and conflict,’ Security Council told

New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Citing human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), senior United Nations officials on Friday highlighted the need for t ...

UN rights expert urges Australians to stand up against country's 'alarming' hate speech and racism

New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights expert on contemporary forms of racism on Wednesday urged all Australians – from the Government to the media and civil so ...

Decade after global treaty's adoption, persons with disabilities still at ‘grave disadvantage’ – Ban

New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday highlighted the challenges people with disabilities face despite progress made since the adoption of ...

As 2016 draws to a close, UN rights chief outlines enormity of challenges to human rights

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges to human rights around the world, the United Nations human rights chief called on the international community to act collective ...

New UN report reveals barriers to inclusive development and highlights key steps to progress

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has just released its 2016 Report on the World Social Situation, which includes important new ...

UN’s new LGBT expert urges global partnership to end violence and discrimination

New York, Nov 30 (Just Earth News): Global partnership is needed to end discrimination and violence against the worldwide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, a United ...

Amid battle for Mosul, ISIL forcing civilians ‘squarely in harm’s way,’ UN rights wing warns

New York, Nov 29 (Just Earth News): As the Iraqi military intensifies its operations to wrest Mosul from terrorists, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCH ...

DPR Korea: With victims’ suffering ‘enormous,’ urgent solution needed –UN rights expert

New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): Wrapping up a 10-day visit to Northeast Asia, a United Nations human rights expert on Friday called for a multi-faceted and people-centred approach to imp ...

Travel bans imposed by Egypt on human rights defenders 'choke' legitimate debate – UN expert

New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News): Warning that Egypt's travel bans and other restrictions on the free speech of human rights defenders appear politically motivated to “choke legitimate a ...