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New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday appealed to Iran to halt executions for drug offences until the new Parliament debates a proposed law that would remove the mandatory death penalty for drug crimes. more
Amnesty International calls for fair probe into Handwara killings

Srinagar, Apr 13 (IBNS): Authorities must conduct a full and independent criminal investigation into the killing of protesters in firing by Army personnel in Handwara, Amnesty International ...

UN rights office ‘surprised’ by Venezuela’s ruling against reconciliation bill

New York, Apr 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern about yesterday’s ruling by Venezuela’s top court against a bill that could s ...

Nigeria: UN human rights experts call for progress in abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok

New York, Apr 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Ahead of the second anniversary of the abduction of 200 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok in Nigeria, a group of United Nations and African human rig ...

UN experts urges Honduras to end impunity in murder of human rights defender

New York, Apr 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than a month after the killing of Berta Cáceres, a female human rights defender, eight United Nations experts have jointly reiterated their app ...

PODCAST: actress Gillian Anderson presents film at UN on human trafficking

New York, Apr 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Film can change the world,” said actress Gillian Anderson in a recent interview at the United Nations about the movie SOLD, the story of a 13-ye ...

UN experts urge Mexico to counter current ‘smear campaign,’ support right defenders

New York, Apr 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Three United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Mexico to express its full support for the work of human rights defende ...

NIT Srinagar : Protesting students boycott classes, demand shifting of the institute

Srinagar, Apr 7 (IBNS) Student protesters at Srinagar's National Institute of Technology or NIT boycotted classes on Thursday and raised slogans in the campus demanding that the institute be ...

Marking Autism Awareness Day, UN officials call for inclusive societies

New York, Apr 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On the eve of the World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations officials highlighted the contributions to humanity by people with autism, noting that sh ...

Hyderabad students and faculty arrested for peaceful protests must be released: Amnesty International

New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS) Amnesty International India condemned the police crackdown on peacefully protesting University of Hyderabad (UoH) students and faculty and demands their immediate re ...