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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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UN Voices "Huge Relief" At Gaza Ceasefire Deal
The UN rights chief on Wednesday hailed news of a ceasefire deal for Gaza between Israel and Hamas, saying it held the promise of "huge relief after so much unbearable pain and misery".
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Over 900 People Executed In Iran Last Year, Including 40 In A Week: UN
More than 900 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday.
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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All About Mass Graves Discovered In Gaza
The discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals, said by Palestinian authorities to contain hundreds of bodies, have triggered calls by the UN rights chief and others for an international investigation.
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New Israeli Settlements Threaten Creation Of Palestinian State, Says UN
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday.
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India's Strong Reply After UN Rights Body Head's Electoral Process Remark
India on Monday said that the "concerns" raised by the UN's top human rights official over its electoral process are "unwarranted" and do not reflect the reality of the world's largest democracy.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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UN Seeks Access To Probe Sexual Violence Allegations In War With Hamas
The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Wednesday over allegations of sexual violence by Hamas operatives during their October 7 attack, calling on Israel to allow his team in to investigate. "These are very, very serious allegations," he said.
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UN Rights Chief Urges Sri Lanka To Ensure Accountability For Wartime Atrocities
The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.
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Women's Rights Under Attack And "We Must Fight Back", Says UN Chief
Women's rights are under attack and "we must fight back," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday, warning that the world cannot stand by as progress is reversed.
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"Unfounded, Baseless": India Counters UN Rights Chief On Manipur, Kashmir
India has responded strongly to UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, saying that the world's largest democracy continues to be a "healthy, vibrant and pluralist society".
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UN Voices "Huge Relief" At Gaza Ceasefire Deal
The UN rights chief on Wednesday hailed news of a ceasefire deal for Gaza between Israel and Hamas, saying it held the promise of "huge relief after so much unbearable pain and misery".
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Over 900 People Executed In Iran Last Year, Including 40 In A Week: UN
More than 900 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday.
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"Shocked By Abduction Of Uganda Opposition Leader": UN Human Rights Chief
The UN rights chief on Thursday urged the Ugandan government to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye after his apparent kidnapping in Kenya, demanding an investigation into "the circumstances of his abduction".
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"Move Lebanon Peacekeepers Out Of Harm's Way, Right Now": Netanyahu To UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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"Take Necessary Action": Pawan Kalyan's Appeal To UN To Protect Minorities In Bangladesh
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council to protect minorities in Bangladesh in the wake of widespread anarchy, following the fall of the government there.
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"Alarm Bell": UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.
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All About Mass Graves Discovered In Gaza
The discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals, said by Palestinian authorities to contain hundreds of bodies, have triggered calls by the UN rights chief and others for an international investigation.
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New Israeli Settlements Threaten Creation Of Palestinian State, Says UN
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday.
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India's Strong Reply After UN Rights Body Head's Electoral Process Remark
India on Monday said that the "concerns" raised by the UN's top human rights official over its electoral process are "unwarranted" and do not reflect the reality of the world's largest democracy.
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US Nitrogen Gas Execution "May Amount To Torture": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the execution of a prisoner in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen gas, saying the method could amount to torture.
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UN Seeks Access To Probe Sexual Violence Allegations In War With Hamas
The UN rights chief voiced deep concern on Wednesday over allegations of sexual violence by Hamas operatives during their October 7 attack, calling on Israel to allow his team in to investigate. "These are very, very serious allegations," he said.
