Middle East and Africa People Politics World 

Volker Türk Asks Egypt to Release Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah

November 9, 2022November 11, 2022 RMN News Alaa Abdel Fattah, Blogger, Egypt, Human Rights, Volker Türk

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday (8 November) expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities

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Middle East and Africa Political Issues Politics World 

Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office

October 19, 2022October 22, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Iran, Security Forces

A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces

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Crime Middle East and Africa Politics World 

UN Experts Demand Accountability for Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

September 23, 2022September 26, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Internet, Iran, Mahsa Amini

A group of UN experts* on 22 September condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody

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Asia Pacific People Politics World 

Gujarat Riots Case of Modi: Teesta Setalvad Gets Bail in Supreme Court

September 2, 2022September 6, 2022 RMN News Gujarat Riots, Human Rights, Narendra Modi, Teesta Setalvad

By RMN News Service The Supreme Court of India today (September 2) granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad.

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Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World 

UN Expert Reports on Human Rights Situation in Cambodia

August 27, 2022August 30, 2022 RMN News Cambodia, Human Rights, UN

The expert urged the Cambodian government to adopt a ten-point “Cambodian Human Rights Action Agenda”. A UN expert has issued

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Middle East and Africa Political Issues Politics World 

UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Release Woman Arrested for Tweets

August 20, 2022August 25, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Salma Al-Shehab, Saudi Arabia

The UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) expressed its anguish over a 34-year prison sentence handed down

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