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India abstained but world votes for healthy environment as human right

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India abstained but world votes for healthy environment as human right

Global Bihari October 8, 2021 0

Geneva:  In a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Council today recognised for the first time...

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UN report calls for urgent action to end human rights crisis in Myanmar 

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UN report calls for urgent action to end human rights crisis in Myanmar 

Global Bihari September 23, 2021 0

Geneva: Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from spiraling into a full-blown conflict,...

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Journalists at risk of persecution need urgent protection in Afghanistan

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Journalists at risk of persecution need urgent protection in Afghanistan

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Geneva:  A group of UN human rights experts today called on all States to provide urgent protection...

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Afghanistan heading to a cultural disaster, says expert

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Afghanistan heading to a cultural disaster, says expert

Global Bihari August 17, 2021 0

Geneva: As the desperate scenes at Kabul airport yesterday underlined the gravity of the situation after the Taliban...

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Spyware scandal: Israel must disclose the measures it took to review NSO export transactions

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Spyware scandal: Israel must disclose the measures it took to review NSO export transactions

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UN experts call for moratorium on sale of ‘life threatening’ surveillance technology Geneva: UN human rights experts...

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Massive human rights violations unprecedented in scope and gravity in Belarus, says UNHRC

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Massive human rights violations unprecedented in scope and gravity in Belarus, says UNHRC

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Geneva: Belarus remains the sole country in Europe to maintain and use the death penalty as the...

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UN human rights experts want Vatican to stop recurrence of violence and sexual abuse against children in Catholic institutions

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UN human rights experts want Vatican to stop recurrence of violence and sexual abuse against children in Catholic institutions

Global Bihari June 22, 2021 0

Geneva: UN human rights experts have urged the Holy See to take all necessary measures to stop...

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UN human rights experts alarmed by ‘organ harvesting’ allegations against China

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UN human rights experts alarmed by ‘organ harvesting’ allegations against China

Global Bihari June 17, 2021 0

Geneva:  UN human rights experts have said they were extremely alarmed by reports of alleged ‘organ harvesting’...

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UN Human Rights experts write to 13 countries against China over Uyghurs 

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UN Human Rights experts write to 13 countries against China over Uyghurs 

Global Bihari March 29, 2021 0

An Uyghur dwelling in Xinjiang, China Geneva: Raising serious concerns about the alleged detention and forced labour...

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Decade-long Syria conflict is the biggest failure of the United Nations

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Decade-long Syria conflict is the biggest failure of the United Nations

Global Bihari March 11, 2021 1

Spotlight By Deepak Parvatiyar As the conflict in Syria completes a decade on March 15, 2021, it...

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