UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Press Conference: Members of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan are undertaking their second field mission to South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia from 21 November to 7 December 2016. The three Commissioners, who have been in South Sudan for the past 10 days, met Government officials including key ministers, members of … [Read more...] about UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Press Conference
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Gambia violating human rights obligations by detaining journalists, warns UN rights office
Gambia violating human rights obligations by detaining journalists, warns UN rights office: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has sounded the alarm over the fact that two journalists in Gambia have been held for more than two weeks without access to lawyers or their family members. The National Intelligence Agency has arbitrarily … [Read more...] about Gambia violating human rights obligations by detaining journalists, warns UN rights office
President of Human Rights Council appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
President of Human Rights Council appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry on Burundi: The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Choi Kyonglim (Republic of Korea), announced today the appointment of Mr. Fatsah Ouguergouz (Algeria), Ms. Reina Alapini Gansu (Benin) and Ms. Francoise Hampson (United Kingdom), to serve as the three members of the Commission of Inquiry … [Read more...] about President of Human Rights Council appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Khoisan Monarch supports Children’s Rights March against Psychiatric Drugging of South African Children
Khoisan Monarch supports Children’s Rights March against Psychiatric Drugging of South African Children: King Thomas Edgar Brown, Monarch of the National Khoisan Kingdom in South Africa supported a children’s rights march held Saturday outside the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) where the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) International Congress was … [Read more...] about Khoisan Monarch supports Children’s Rights March against Psychiatric Drugging of South African Children
UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Slovakia, Poland, Moldova, Jamaica, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Morocco
UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Slovakia, Poland, Moldova, Jamaica, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Morocco: The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Slovakia, Poland, Moldova, Jamaica, Colombia, Azerbaijan and Morocco. The findings, officially termed concluding … [Read more...] about UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Slovakia, Poland, Moldova, Jamaica, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Morocco
