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UN slams Iran for continuously targeting minority groups

UN slams Iran for continuously targeting minority groups

On Friday, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet blames Iran for continuing human rights violations against minorities in areas, the comments come after days of violence in the Baluchestan and Sistan region. 

Human rights law can help in equal vaccine allocation: Report

Human rights law can help in equal vaccine allocation: Report

Study has shown that a human rights law can help in fair and equal allocation of COVID-19 vaccines Countries across the world are ensuring all possible efforts to vaccinate the maximum population against the COVID-19

Nations Urge UN Security Council For Arms Embargo In Myanmar

Nations Urge UN Security Council For Arms Embargo In Myanmar

The situation in Myanmar has gone to levels where an arms embargo might be put into place by the United Nations Security Council. This has been a strong-worded request put forward by 137 nongovernmental groups

United Kingdom seeks a new UN resolution for Sri Lanka human rights abuse

United Kingdom seeks a new UN resolution for Sri Lanka human rights abuse

Sri Lanka is going to face another UN resolution urging it to hold human rights victimizers responsible and bring justice to the sufferers of its 26 year-long civil war. UK and others have distributed a

Saudi HRC starts programs to promote human rights in Kingdom

Saudi HRC starts programs to promote human rights in Kingdom

Saudi HRC has partnered with Alwaleed Philanthropies to launch human rights programs in Kingdom The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) Sunday launched a series of training programmes with the aim of protecting and promoting human

UN Report: Malaysia Planning to Deport Asylum-Seekers to Myanmar

UN Report: Malaysia Planning to Deport Asylum-Seekers to Myanmar

On Friday, the UN expressed that Malaysia ought not to arrange to extradite Myanmar refugees following Reuter's report that it was planning to send 1,200 Myanmar nationals back home. On Feb 11 Malaysia's director-general of

Human rights catastrophe in Xinjiang detention centers: victims share gang rape experiences

Human rights catastrophe in Xinjiang detention centers: victims share gang rape experiences

In a new development, a former teacher who was called in to teach at detention centres in Xinjiang has shared horrific encounters of human rights abuses to extreme that have brought the Chinese province at

“Release Navalny”, top European human rights court calls out Russia demanding the release of Kremlin critic

“Release Navalny”, top European human rights court calls out Russia demanding the release of Kremlin critic

European top court for human rights has demanded the release of Alexei Navalny who has been arrested by Russia. This move, however, is not likely to even slightly soften or deviate Moscow from its stand

Murder of human rights defenders in 2020 underlines meek support & protection for them

Murder of human rights defenders in 2020 underlines meek support & protection for them

An advocacy group, Front Line Defenders (FLD), has found in its recent analysis that year 2020 saw the murder of at least 331 human rights defenders across 25 countries. These defenders were carrying out social

The lawsuit filed in the US against Hershey, Mars, Nestlé for child labor in West Africa

The lawsuit filed in the US against Hershey, Mars, Nestlé for child labor in West Africa

Human Rights group lawyers have filed a legal case against big chocolate companies like Mars, Nestlé, and Hershey charging complicity in child forced labor and trafficking, on Friday.  The case has been registered in Washington