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Prisoner executions in Belarus ‘simply unacceptable’, says UN rights body

12 December 2018
Human Rights

The continued use of the death penalty in Belarus has been condemned by an authoritative UN rights body after three men were reportedly executed there, despite its requests for clemency.

UN Photo/Emmanuel Hungrecker

Death penalty concerns highlighted in Sudan, Belarus, by UN Human Rights Committee

1 November 2018
Human Rights

Countries should heed the “clear pro-abolitionist spirit” towards the death penalty of one of the world’s most important treaties, a key UN independent human rights panel said on Thursday, while highlighting concerns about right-to-life violations in Belarus and Sudan.

UN Geneva/Daniel Johnson

Mass deportation from Algeria of migrants highlighted by UN human rights panel

26 July 2018
Interviews

Algeria’s reluctance to address its violent past has meant that it has “stepped back” on basic human rights, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Thursday, in Geneva.   José Manuel Santos Pais, member of the Human Rights Committee, spoke to UN News on the committee's report on Algeria.

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UNHCR/Béla Szandelszky

Human Rights Committee warns over shrinking checks and balances on Hungarian Government

5 April 2018
Interviews

The UN Human Rights Committee has expressed concern over “major legislative reforms” by the Hungarian Government that have impacted migrants, non-governmental organizations and others, including one law passed last year that

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Kate Gilmore, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Human Rights Council is sum of parts, says UN deputy rights chief

30 September 2016
General News

It’s been a little over a decade since the UN Human Rights Council started work to address abuse wherever it is reported and push for accountability against perpetrators of such violations.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Source: Screen grab from OHCHR video

UK, Sweden “should respect UN’s Assange ruling”

15 February 2016
General News

A leading human rights expert has added his voice to calls for the United Kingdom and Sweden to respect the findings of a UN committee on whistleblower Julian Assange.

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