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UN experts urge end to harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory

New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Gravely concerning at continued reports that human rights defenders in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in Hebron, are being subjected to physical attacks and death threats, United Nations independent experts on Friday denounced such harassment as “unacceptable” and called for it to end immediately. more

Liberia: UN report calls for ending sometimes deadly cultural practices that violate human rights

New York, Dec 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Senior United Nations officials on Friday called on Liberia to root out sometimes deadly human rights violations masquerading as cultural practices, c ...

Every two seconds, a baby is born in a conflict zone - UNICEF

New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) More than 16 million babies in 2015 were born in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen or on perilous journeys to escape f ...

As hunger grips Malawi, UNICEF embarks on countrywide screening for malnutrition

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Following reports of increasing food shortage and hunger problem in Malawi coming from its communities and villages, the United Nations Children's Fun ...

Amid escalating hate speech against Muslims, UN rights officials denounce intolerance, incitement

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Expressing “grave concern” at the outpouring of intolerance and hate speech in public discourse and in the media in recent weeks, which focused pa ...

Despite progressive laws, gender-based violence ‘pervasive’ in South Africa, UN expert warns

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Warning that deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes make violence against women “an almost acceptable phenomenon” in South Africa, a United Natio ...

UN rights chief urges Cuba to halt harassment of activists and respect human rights

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official expressed concern today over the extremely high number of arbitrary arrests and short-term detentions of ...

Viet Nam: UN rights office alarmed at series of attacks against human rights defenders

New York, Dec 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Alarmed by the recent spate of violent attacks on human rights defenders in Viet Nam, the United Nations rights agency today expressed concern at the ...

Fundamental freedoms inalienable and inherent – now and always: UN

New York, Dec 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking this year’s Human Rights Day amid extraordinary global challenges, the United Nations is calling on the world to recognize and guarantee fu ...

UN human rights chief hails end of death penalty in Mongolia

New York, Dec 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Hailing Mongolia’s recent abolition of the death penalty, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, commended ...