High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

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Zeid Urges Halt to Bombardment of Eastern Aleppo

December 15, 2016December 17, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Human Rights, Syria

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said Wednesday in Geneva that he is appalled that

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Mamata Banerjee at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on November 23, 2016

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Trinamool Congress Plans 3-Day Protest Against Demonetization

December 12, 2016December 13, 2016 RMN News Congress, Demonetization, India, Mamata Banerjee, Protest, Trinamool

Trinamool Congress said today that its workers and supporters will hold protest rallies in each and every block in the

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Ashton Carter calling on Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 08, 2016

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Communist Party Opposes India’s Military Alliance with US

December 10, 2016December 11, 2016 RMN News Ash Carter, Communist, India, Military, Narendra Modi, US

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI (M) – has opposed India’s military alliance with the United States (US).

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President of India, Pranab Mukherjee

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How Democracy Is Misused by Politicians in India

December 9, 2016December 10, 2016 RMN News Democracy, India, Parliament, Politicians, Pranab Mukherjee

As India continues to be an underdeveloped country, it is observed that people who vote in Indian elections are mostly

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Iraqi civilians, who fled fighting in the city of Mosul, walk lit up by Iraqi special forces armoured vehicles, as they head to camps housing displaced people on November 2, 2016 in Bazwaia, Iraq. Photo: UNICEF

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60,000 People to Get Emergency Health Services in Mosul

November 29, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Health, Islamic State, Mosul, UN

United Nations agencies are rapidly scaling up efforts in eastern Mosul to ensure that more than 60,000 people living near

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UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

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How to Improve the Human Rights Situation in North Korea

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Japan, North Korea, Tokyo, UN

A United Nations (UN) rights expert has appealed to governments and civil society organizations to put people squarely at the

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