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UN Rights Chief To Visit China; Xinjiang Region On Agenda
The United Nations rights chief will begin her long-anticipated visit to China on Monday, her office said Today, including to the Xinjiang region.
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Mexico Troops Must Leave Streets: UN Rights Official
The United Nations' human rights chief called on Mexico on Wednesday to set a timetable for the withdrawal of military forces from controversial police work.
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UN 'Appalled' by Thailand's Record Jail Terms for Royal Defamation
The United Nations today said it was "appalled" by record jail sentences -- of 30 and 28 years -- handed to two Thais for royal defamation, as prosecutions soar under the kingdom's junta.
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UN Commissioner Urges Japan's Shinzo Abe to Meet 'Comfort Women'
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made an emotional plea today for victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery to have their suffering recognised, and urged the country's prime minister to meet with the former "comfort women".
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Displaced Filipino Fishermen Seek United Nations Help Against China
A group of Filipino fishermen have asked the United Nations to stop China harassing them as they cast their nets around a disputed South China Sea shoal, their lawyer said today.
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Top United Nations Rights Official Meets Former 'Comfort Women' in Seoul
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights met with three ageing "comfort women" on a visit to Seoul on Wednesday and promised to continue advocating on behalf of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime system of sex slavery.
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UN Rights Chief To Visit China; Xinjiang Region On Agenda
The United Nations rights chief will begin her long-anticipated visit to China on Monday, her office said Today, including to the Xinjiang region.
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Mexico Troops Must Leave Streets: UN Rights Official
The United Nations' human rights chief called on Mexico on Wednesday to set a timetable for the withdrawal of military forces from controversial police work.
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UN 'Appalled' by Thailand's Record Jail Terms for Royal Defamation
The United Nations today said it was "appalled" by record jail sentences -- of 30 and 28 years -- handed to two Thais for royal defamation, as prosecutions soar under the kingdom's junta.
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UN Commissioner Urges Japan's Shinzo Abe to Meet 'Comfort Women'
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made an emotional plea today for victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery to have their suffering recognised, and urged the country's prime minister to meet with the former "comfort women".
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Displaced Filipino Fishermen Seek United Nations Help Against China
A group of Filipino fishermen have asked the United Nations to stop China harassing them as they cast their nets around a disputed South China Sea shoal, their lawyer said today.
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Top United Nations Rights Official Meets Former 'Comfort Women' in Seoul
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights met with three ageing "comfort women" on a visit to Seoul on Wednesday and promised to continue advocating on behalf of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime system of sex slavery.
