Key U.N. committee adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s “longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights”.
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China Dismisses Criticism About Mass Detentions At UN
China on Tuesday rejected criticism of its treatment of ethnic Muslims, telling the U.N. that accusations of rights abuses were “politically driven.”
Serious Scrutiny Of China Abuses Needed At UN Rights Gathering
Activists called on U.N. to pressure China this week to account for alleged human rights violations including suspected mass detention of 1M Muslim Uighurs.
Saudi Arabia Urged To Halt Six Imminent Executions
U.N human rights experts called on Saudi Arabia to halt the imminent execution of six men sentenced to death for activities related to the 2011 Arab Spring.
New CAR Court Seen as Milestone in Fight Against Impunity
The U.N. Human Rights Office welcomes the establishment of the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic, calling it a milestone in the fight against impunity.
UN Chief Decries Failure To Bring Women Into Peacemaking
Antonio Guterres says between 1990 to 2017, women constitute only 8% of the negotiators, 5% of witnesses and signatories to major peace processes.
UN Anti-Graft Body In Guatemala Says Visas Denied, Revoked
President Morales’ government has denied or revoked visas for about a dozen of its personnel says U.N. commission investigating corruption in Guatemala.
War Crimes: Iraq and Afghanistan Are Not Going Away
Are we gonna continue to let our politicians threaten and kill whomever they want without any resistance whatsoever? Are we as citizens going to continue to volunteer to be underpaid mercenaries?
President For A Day: Paraguay Schoolgirl is Example for Others
Nara, 11-year-old Paraguayan schoolgirl will serve as the country’s symbolic president on Thursday, part of campaign for UN’ International Day of the Girl.
How Young Ugandans Are Leading the Battle For Democracy
Protests have rocked Uganda since last year, when the government amended the constitution to abolish presidential age limits for President Yoweri Museveni.