Michelle Bachelet to Replace Zeid as UN Human Rights Chief
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has decided to appoint Michelle Bachelet as the next head of human rights when
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UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an
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UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill
India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line
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Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Human Rights Nightmare: UN Chief
On his visit to Bangladesh on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres applauded Bangladesh for giving refuge to hundreds of
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UN Experts Urge India to Release Human Rights Defender Saibaba
UN rights experts* urged India on Thursday to release human rights defender Dr. G.N. Saibaba, a wheelchair user with severe
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U.S. Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
The U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday the U.S. withdrawal from the UN Human Rights
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