Un Human Rights

"You Must Be Stupid": Rodrigo Duterte Says Won't Be Tried By International Court

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let-up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through "to the very end".

"Legitimises Terrorism": India Protests UN Body Report On Kashmir

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Monday July 8, 2019

India has reacted strongly and lodged a diplomatic protest over a new report by the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government has called the report "false, with a motivated narrative".

Saudi Arabia Rebuked Over Jamal Khashoggi Murder At UN Rights Body

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 8, 2019

Thirty-six nations condemned Saudi Arabia on Thursday over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a rare censure of the oil-rich kingdom at the UN Human Rights Council.

Saudi Hit With Rare Rebuke At UN Rights Body Over Jamal Khashoggi

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 7, 2019

Thirty-six nations condemned Saudi Arabia on Thursday over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a rare censure of the oil-rich kingdom at the UN Human Rights Council.

UN Human Rights Body Slams Force-Feeding Of Detainees, Including Indians

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Amid concerns over the force-feeding of immigrant detainees, including Indians, at a "processing centre" in the US, the UN human rights office said forcible feeding of prisoners on hunger strike is "inhuman" and "unacceptable" and may amount to torture in violation of a UN convention.

Dubai Princess Who Tried To Flee UAE "Troubled": Ex-UN Human Rights Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 27, 2018

A princess who tried to flee the United Arab Emirates months ago is "a troubled young woman", a former UN human rights chief said on Thursday after meeting her this month.

Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir Wins UN Human Rights Prize For 2018

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 19, 2018

Late lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has been awarded the UN Human Rights Prize for 2018. Her daughter Munizae Jahangir received the prestigious award on behalf of her mother.

UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 23, 2018

The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.

UN Rights Official Calls For Impartial Probe Into Missing Journalist Case

World News | Wednesday October 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia and Turkey should "reveal everything" they know about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance, a top UN human rights official has said while demanding a "thorough and impartial" probe into the whereabouts of the dissident Saudi journalist.

UN Rights Chief Calls To Lift Saudi 'Immunity' In Khashoggi Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The UN human rights chief called Tuesday for the lifting of the immunity of officials who might be involved in the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist at the kingdom's consulate in Turkey.

India's Election To UN Human Rights Council Buries Pak Propaganda: BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 13, 2018

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP today said India's election to the UN Human Rights Council has permanently buried Pakistan's false propaganda against its eastward neighbour.

On 18 New Countries In UN Human Rights Council, Nikki Haley's Critique

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Sunday October 14, 2018

While India's election to the United Nations' Human Rights Council was celebrated by several countries, Nikki Haley, the outgoing US ambassador to the UN, criticised the "no competition" electoral process saying "yet again, countries with poor human rights records ran uncontested".

India Elected To UN Human Rights Council With Most Number Of Votes

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 13, 2018

India has been elected to the United Nations' top human rights body for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019, getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category.

India Set To Win Election To UN Human Rights Council Unopposed

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 12, 2018

India appears set to be elected to the United Nations' top human rights body in the Asia-Pacific category for a period of three years.

UN Human Rights Chief Praises Supreme Court For Verdict On Section 377

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The UN's top human rights official cited the "landmark" decision by India's Supreme Court decriminalising consensual gay sex and urged more countries to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people.