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Punish caste-based sex crime offenders: UN rights chief to India
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged India to ensure that perpetrators of caste-based sexual attacks do not escape justice.
Jordanian envoy first Muslim to be elected UN human rights chief
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPrince Zeid al Hussein of Jordan, a veteran diplomat and campaigner for international justice, will become the first UN human rights chief from the Muslim world.
UN human rights chief condemns cold-blooded Iraq executions by ISIL
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned a series of "cold-blooded" killings of Iraqi soldiers and religious leaders by Sunni militants.
Iraq: UN warns of war crimes as insurgents move towards Baghdad
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned of "murder of all kinds" and other war crimes in the fast-deteriorating Iraqi war zone.
Ukraine: Alarming deterioration of human rights before polls, says UN
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe United Nations warned today of an "alarming deterioration" of human rights in eastern Ukraine
UN approves year-long inquiry into Sri Lanka war crimes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoMembers of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council approved the US-sponsored resolution by a vote of 23 to 12, with 12 abstentions, with India being one of the abstainees
India abstains on UNHRC resolution against war crimes in Sri Lanka
Fp Staff • 11 years agoIndia was of the opinion that it was an intrusive approach that undermines national sovereignty
Sri Lanka rejects UN rights chief's call for probe into war crimes
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSri Lanka has rejected a call by United Nation's rights chief Navi Pillay for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes carried out during the country's civil war.
UN rights chief asks global community to refer N-Korea to ICC
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUN human rights commissioner has asked global leaders to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court following a report documenting crimes against humanity in the country.
UN anti-spying resolution weakened in bid to gain US, British support
Fptechno • 11 years agoA draft U.N. resolution that some diplomats said suggested spying in foreign countries could be a human rights violation...