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Report: China rebuked at UN over Uighur detention
More than 20 countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic minority Uighurs in the country's Xinjiang region in the first such joint move on the issue at the United Nations' Human Rights Council, according to diplomats and a letter seen by Reuters news agency.
Egypt accuses UN of seeking to ‘politicise’ Mohammed Morsi’s death
Egypt accused the United Nations on Wednesday of seeking to “politicise” the death of the country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi by calling for an “independent inquiry”.
UN calls for ‘independent’ probe into death of Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi
The UN human rights office called Tuesday for an "independent inquiry" into former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's death while in state custody.
UN: North Koreans ‘forced to pay bribes’ to survive
North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive and are living in a "vicious cycle of deprivation, corruption and repression", a UN report says.
Burundi releases schoolgirls held for scribbling on President Nkurunziza’s portrait
Burundi has released three schoolgirls who were detained over accusation of scribbling on President Pierre Nkurunziza’s picture in textbooks which led to international outcry.
RSF: Iran jailed hundreds of journalists after 1979 revolution
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UN: 50 mass graves discovered in western DR Congo
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Venezuela opposition leader increases pressure on Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition leader has stepped up his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro, rejecting an offer of talks with the socialist leader and calling for a “major demonstration.”
UN rights chief decries ‘excessive force’ against Sudan protesters
The UN rights chief on Thursday slammed Sudan’s “repressive response” to anti-government demonstrations that have turned into daily rallies against President Omar al-Bashir, including the use of live ammunition against protesters.
DR Congo: Nearly 900 killed in ethnic clashes last month – UN
Ethnic violence in four villages in western Democratic Republic of Congo left at least 890 dead over just three days last month, the UN says.
UN: Unimaginable horror faced by African migrants
Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya and throughout their stay in that country, a UN report has stated.
Over 200 mass graves found in former Islamic State territory
More than 200 mass graves containing thousands of bodies have been discovered in Iraqi regions formerly controlled by Islamic State (IS) extremists, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva, said on Tuesday.
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet demands apology from Burundi
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UN hails 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners
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CPJ: 262 journalists jailed globally in 2017
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Burundi bans UN experts who uncovered rights abuses
Burundi’s government has banned three United Nations human rights experts from entering the East African state, according to a letter released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday.
UN condemns Egyptian death sentences on Muslim Brotherhood
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has condemned an Egyptian court’s confirmation of death sentences on 75 people on Saturday.
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UN demands unconditional release of convicted Reuters journalists
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has said that journalists’ conviction in Myanmar was a message that press “cannot operate fearlessly”.
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