Human Rights

Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee.
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‘Sharp escalation’ in fighting across Myanmar’s Kachin state, warns rights expert

1 May 2018
Asia Pacific

Raising alarm over a “sharp” escalation in hostilities in Myanmar’s Kachin province, a United Nations human rights expert has called on all parties to ensure greater protection for civilians.

Deputy Special Representative Alice Walpole visits internally displaced families in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib district in February 2018 to underline the importance of exercising the right to vote in upcoming elections.
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Iraqi political candidates have ‘real appetite’ to work together – UN official

1 May 2018
Middle East

Politicians in Iraq are working constructively with each other ahead of this month’s parliamentary elections, a senior United Nations official said.