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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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"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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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 Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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Siege Of Gaza "Banned Under International Law": United Nations
Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday.
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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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UN Human Rights Chief Seeks To Expand Presence In China, India
The UN human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous countries India and China.
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
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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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"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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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 Rights Chief Urges International Probe Into Israel-Hamas War Violations
The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.
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Siege Of Gaza "Banned Under International Law": United Nations
Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday.
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"No More Water": Iraq Struggles As Severe Drought Singes Tourist Town
Last week during a visit to Baghdad, United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk warned that "rising temperatures plus the drought, and the fact that the loss of diversity is a reality, is a wake-up call for Iraq and for the world".
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UN Human Rights Chief Seeks To Expand Presence In China, India
The UN human rights chief called on Monday for greater support for his office as he seeks to expand its work by establishing a first-time presence in the world's two most populous countries India and China.
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Iran Is In A "Full-Fledged Human Rights Crisis": UN Rights Chief
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday said that a "full-fledged" crisis is underway in Iran amid a crackdown on protesters.
