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Ukraine: UN experts urge accountability for human rights violations by foreign fighters

New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):On Tuesday in Geneva, the United Nations Working Group on mercenaries called on the Government of Ukraine to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed by foreign armed actors during the conflict that has plagued the country since 2014. more

Agenda for Humanity: five key actions the world needs

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Not since the Second World War have global humanitarian needs been so high. From the crisis in Syria and the drought in Ethiopia, to the conflict in S ...

Marking the World Day, Ban celebrates potential of people with Down syndrome

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The autonomy and independence of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities should be supported, so that they can be empowered to contribute to ...

'Assault on one minority community is attack on all,' Ban says on Day to eliminate racism

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Observing the world's day set aside to bolster efforts on eliminating racial discrimination, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday ...

Caste systems violate human rights of millions worldwide – new UN expert report

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):At least 250 million people worldwide still face appalling and dehumanising discrimination based on caste and similar systems of inherited status, war ...

UN rights chief welcomes ICC judgement finding Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes in Central African Republic

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations rights chief on Monday welcomed the judgement delivered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba, ...

In Brazil, UN expert highlights deadly consequences of delaying land demarcation

New York, Mar 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Following a visit to Brazil, a United Nations independent human rights expert on Monday expressed alarm about the extent of documented and reported at ...

Honduras risks becoming ‘lawless killing zone’ for human rights defenders – UN expert

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):An independent United Nations expert on the situation of human rights defenders on Friday urged the Government of Honduras “to take immediate and ...

UN chief concerned that political will to end racial discrimination ‘is under threat’

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Fifteen years after a landmark document to combat racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia was adopted in Durban, South Africa, United Nations S ...

UN human rights office ‘deeply troubled’ by arrest of social media activist in Bahrain

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is deeply troubled by the arrest on Monday in Bahrain of ...