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New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Government of India to immediately release a prominent human rights defender who was arrested last month while on his way UN human rights meetings in Geneva, and has since remained under preventive detention. more
UN human rights experts outline steps to strengthen prohibition, prevention of torture

New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): Following a discussion with the main committee of the United Nations General Assembly responsible for social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues ...

Local communities must ‘stand strong to support’ recovery of 21 Chibok school girls – UN rights experts

New York, Oct 18 (Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts have welcomed the release of 21 Chibok school girls from Boko Haram and called upon Nigerians – particularly their f ...

UN human rights chief expresses concern about Viet Nam's crackdown on blogger

New York, Oct 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday expressed concern about a growing crackdown by the Government of Viet Nam on human rights defenders, inclu ...

Swift approval of Guatemala’s justice reform bill an ‘historic’ opportunity to fight impunity – UN rights office

New York, Oct 8(Just Earth News): Welcoming a recent draft bill to the Guatemalan Congress on constitutional justice reform, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Righ ...

Reports that Yahoo aided US e-mail surveillance draw concern of UN human rights expert

New York, Oct 8(Just Earth News): The top United Nations expert of free expression said On Friday that reports that Yahoo complied with United States intelligence demands by searching the e- ...

UN rights office calls for independent inquiry following numerous deaths at an Ethiopian festival

New York, Oct 8(Just Earth News): Expressing concern at increasing unrest in several Ethiopian towns following deaths of a number of people in unclear circumstances in the country’s Bishof ...

Jailing teen blogger in Singapore sends wrong message on free expression–UN expert

New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): After a Singaporean teenage blogger was sentenced to jail for his social media posts, a United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday warned that it is “e ...

‘Seriously concerned’ by situation in Jammu and Kashmir, UN rights chief urges de-escalation of tensions

New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, is seriously concerned about the human rights situation in Indian-administer ...

UN torture prevention body urges Kazakhstan to enhance prisoner rehabilitation

New York, Oct 3(Just Earth News): The United Nations’ torture prevention body has urged Kazakhstan to focus more on the rehabilitation of prisoners rather than punishment, as part of effor ...