UN rights chief laments ‘shift in direction’ in United States
The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States ...
Nicaragua withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that ...
Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs back to China as human rights groups worry for their safety
China confirmed Thailand deported 40 Chinese nationals on Thursday, despite human rights organizations and members of the U.S ...
Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns
Human rights groups warned that the Uyghurs, who were held in Bangkok for more than a decade, will face mistreatment from ...
American censored by UN Human Rights Council, accused of using 'disrespectful language'
Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights ...
Thai PM says human rights must be followed, amid concern over Uyghurs
International standards and human rights principles must be followed, Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday, in response ...
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At a time of war, nations must stop global order from crumbling: UN rights chief
As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk ...
UN rights chief deeply worried about 'fundamental shift in direction' in US under Trump
The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the ...
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Unelected UN Human Rights Chief Rails Against ‘Global Power Dynamic’ of ‘Unelected’ Tech ‘Oligarchs’
The head of the UN’s Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, says the rise of ‘tech oligarchs’ is as ‘equally alarming’ as other ...
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Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council on the Repression of Civic Space in Algeria
The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom ...
Unfounded and baseless, cherry picking of situations: India slams UN human rights chief’s remarks
India slammed the “unfounded and baseless” comments made by the UN’s human rights chief, who mentioned Kashmir and Manipur in his global update, with Delhi voicing concern over the update’s ...
Nicaraguan government is cementing total control of the state and violating rights, UN experts warn
A panel of United Nations experts on Wednesday warned that the Nicaraguan government has dismantled the last remaining checks ...