Tag: #OHCHR
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UN rights office condemns killing of 18 anti-coup protestors in Myanmar as violence escalates
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (APP):The UN human rights office, OHCHR, Sunday strongly condemned the “escalating violence” in Myanmar after police and security forces killed 18 anti-coup protestors, and called for an immediate end to the use of force. More than 30 demonstrators have been wounded as security forces used live rounds against crowds nationwide protesting…
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OIC calls for action on UN reports recommending probe into rights abuses in IIOJK
GENEVA, Feb 27 (APP):The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Friday called for implementing the recommendations made in two reports of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that, among other elements, proposed the formation of a commission of inquiry into the grave rights abuses in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir…
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UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ as Indian farmers’ protests widen; int’l celebrities react
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (APP):The United Nations human rights office, OHCHR, has called on Indian authorities and protesting farmers to exercise “maximum restraint” hours before the protestors imposed a nationwide road blockade on Saturday seeking a repeal of new agricultural laws. In a Tweet, OHCHR also stressed the need for equitable solutions with due respect…
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UN human rights office expresses concern over harassment of four Kashmiri Journalists
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 (APP):The office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said in a letter to the Indian government, voiced concern over the “criminal proceedings and investigations” initiated against four well-known Kashmiri journalists, and called for putting an end to their alleged harassment. David Kaye, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the…
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At least 42 killed in Haiti protest violence: UN
PortauPrince, Nov 2 (AFP/APP): At least 42 people have been killed and dozens injured during anti-government protests in Haiti since mid-September, the UN’s human rights body said Friday, adding it was “deeply concerned” by the crisis. The poorest country in the Americas has been roiled for two months by protests, which were triggered by fuel…
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Deadly US strikes on Afghan drug labs
UN declares US airstrikes on Afghan drug labs as ‘unlawful’