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UN Pushes Myanmar To Release Detained Rohingya Children
The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a...
India Attacks On Nigerians ‘racial’
Envoys from African nations in the Indian capital, Delhi, have condemned the handling of recent attacks on Nigerian...
Israel Cuts UN Contribution Due To ‘discrimination’
Israel announced Wednesday a $2-million cut in its contribution to the United Nations budget because of constant...
Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops
A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...
Myanmar Stumbles On Path To Democracy Under Aung San Suu Kyi
For decades Myanmar's people dreamed of democracy, but a year into office Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government is...
Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine
Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is celebrated on March 21 every year. This year’s...
Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...
Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly...
Sri Lanka Risks Censure As President Falters On War Legacy
President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in Sri Lanka promising justice for war crimes, breaking from his hawkish...
UN Urges Probe of DR Congo Violence
The UN's top rights official on Wednesday called for a high-level investigation into abuses committed against civilians...
Sri Lanka Rejects UN Call For Foreign Judges In War Probe
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected a fresh appeal from the United Nations to allow international...
Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure
UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of...
Trump ‘helping Gut Rights In Arab World’
US President Donald Trump's attacks on Muslims and his support for strongman leaders are exacerbating an already...
With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council
The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...
UN To Create Team That Will Probe Syria War Crimes
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish a special team to "collect, consolidate, preserve and...
Allowing African Mistakes? Reflection On President Mahama’s Address To The UN General Assembly
It is common knowledge that President Mahama has referred to Ghanaians as a people who have short memories. Perhaps,...
A Nonviolent Strategy To Liberate Syria
In early 2011, as the Arab Spring was moving across North Africa and the Middle East, small groups of nonviolent...
Russia’s UN Human Rights Council Seat Under Threat
Russia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council is under threat due to its support of the Syrian government's air campaign...