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Malaysian women caned in public for indulging in lesbian sex; lawyer justifies punishment

Kuala Lumpur: Two women were lashed six times each in public, for indulging in lesbian car sex, in Malaysia's Terengganu Syariah Court on Monday. more

Myanmar: Reuters journalists covering genocide get seven-year-jail-term for violating state secrets act

Naypyidaw: Two Reuters journalists, who covered the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, were found guilty of defying state secrets act and handed a seven-year-jail-term, by a country court.

Is China equating Islam with mental illness to curb Uyghur uprising?

Beijing: Ever since reports have surfaced about China detaining up to a million people in internment camps, mostly from the minority Uyghur community, for adhering to their faith Islam, t ...

Nicaragua banishes UN human rights team for critical report

Managua: The Nicaraguan government has ordered a team of United nations human rights to leave the country, after the latter submitted a report critical of President Daniel Ortega's ad ...

Act now to save children from rise in climate-driven extreme weather – UNICEF

New York, Governments are being pressed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to act now to safeguard younger generations from the immediate and long-term impacts of ...

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi should have resigned, says Zeid; cannot be stripped of Nobel prize, committee declares

Naypyidaw: The outgoing head of United Nations Human Rights said that following the Rohingya crisis, Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have stepped down.

UN chief calls for Security Council to work with Myanmar to end ‘horrendous suffering’ of Rohingya refugees

New York, Despite the efforts made by the United Nations over the past year to help create safeguards for all communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, it is clear that conditions are ...

Rohingya emergency one year on: UN says thousands of lives saved, but challenges remain

New York, Significant progress has been made in protecting hundreds of thousands Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in the 12 months since they fled violence in Myanmar, but lives “wil ...

Remembering slave trade offers chance to raise awareness, ‘oppose all forms of modern slavery’ – UNESCO

New York, On this 20th anniversary of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, the United Nations is inviting the world to reflect on the legacy o ...

Greater support needed for refugees and migrants from Venezuela – UN

New York,As hundreds of Venezuelans continue to pour into neighbouring countries due to social and political upheaval at home, the heads of the United Nations refugee and migration agenci ...