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Gambian children continue to be deprived of their rights Says OHCHR West Africa Rep

The Point 29 Oct 2021
“These elements continue to supersede. Covid-19 has been a pandemic; one of the elements that have increased gender-based violence, domestic violence; obliging the victim to live under the same home where the perpetrators are actually committing those human rights abuses and violations,” he imparted ... ....
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For the UN, two years after the social outburst, human rights violations continue in Chile

The Rio Times 25 Oct 2021
The results in terms of accountability remain "uncertain", ....
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OHCHR establishes Sri Lanka accountability project

MENA FN 24 Oct 2021
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) By Easwaran Rutnam The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has established the Sri Lanka accountability project in line with resolution 46/1 ... .
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Human Rights: EU and OHCHR hold first strategic dialogue (European External Action Service)

Public Technologies 13 Oct 2021
The EU and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held their first Strategic Dialogue in Brussels ... The EU and the OHCHR agreed to continue to discuss migration and human rights, including with the experts on the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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UN High Commissioner warns of imminent attack by Myanmar military

Jurist 10 Oct 2021
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Friday warning of the possibility of an imminent attack by the Myanmar military against its opponents. In the release, OHCHR noted that there had been a build-up of heavy weapons and troops ...
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UN agencies criticize treatment of Haiti refugees at US border

Jurist 23 Sep 2021
Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for the UN human rights agency (OHCHR), said that the agency was “disturbed by the images we have seen” of Haitians being rounded up and transported back to Haiti. She noted that OHCHR has concerns that those who have been deported have not ...
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UN Rights Chief condemns ongoing restrictions on freedom of assembly in Jammu & Kashmir

Jurist 14 Sep 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Monday condemned India’s restrictions placed on public assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, pursuant to the of 1967 (UAPA) ... Bachelet added. ... As many as 5,128 cases have been registered in India under the UAPA since 2015 ... ....
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UN human rights office condemns violence against Afghanistan protestors

Jurist 11 Sep 2021
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a statement on Friday condemning the increasing amount of violence against peaceful protestors in Afghanistan over the past month at the hands of the Taliban ... The OHCHR called upon the Taliban “to ...
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OHCHR Urges Taliban to Abandon Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters, Journalists

Urdu Point 10 Sep 2021
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 10th September, 2021) The Taliban (a terrorist organization, banned in Russia) must stop resorting to violence and the persecution of peaceful demonstrators and reporters covering rallies in Afghanistan, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
File - South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 2, 2021.
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‘We were punch bags’: North Korean prison beatings form of torture, says UN

The Guardian 27 Aug 2021
... Rights Office (OHCHR) had added to “a growing body of information confirming consistent patterns of human rights violations”.

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