UN Rights Chief Pressures China On Dissident Widow’s Fate
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday he plans to meet with Chinese officials to push for assurances ...
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UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate
A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting religious hate, in a ...
UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after ...
Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech
The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down, describing it as ...
Up To 100,000 Civilians Trapped In Syria’s Raqa
As many as 100,000 civilians are trapped in Syria's Raqa, as US-backed fighters battle to retake the city from the ...
Children Lead the Way As Raqa Families Escape Jihadists
Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were increasingly ...
UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
DR Congo Snubs UN Warning On Probe Into Kasai Violence
DR Congo authorities on Thursday rebuffed a UN warning to launch an international probe into violence in the central Kasai ...
Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council
US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end ...
UN Threatens DR Congo With International Probe
The UN rights chief on Tuesday gave Kinshasa a two-day deadline to show it is seriously investigating violence in the ...
New Syria War Crimes Panel To Launch Soon
A new UN body tasked with identifying individuals guilty of atrocities in Syria should start work shortly, a key step ...
After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil
Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of easing up ...
Over 300 Civilians Killed Since Start of West Mosul Operation
Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul, ...
UN Rights Chief Blasts Sri Lanka Over War Probe
The UN rights chief on Wednesday condemned Sri Lanka's persistent failure to probe war-era atrocities, suggesting the government was afraid ...
Syria Has Become ‘torture Chamber’
The UN rights chief warned Tuesday that a "tidal wave of bloodshed" over more than six years of war in ...
Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed
The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000 ...
US Needs Better Leadership To Meet Challenges
The UN human rights chief took aim at US President Donald Trump Wednesday, saying the country needed better leadership to ...
UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka
The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka ...
New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe
A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial whistleblower testimony this ...
UN Rights Chief Blames DR Congo Govt Over Unrest
Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief on Thursday directed blame at DR Congo's government for surging political tensions that ...