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Jamal Khashoggi's killing: At UN Human Rights review session, member states target Saudi Arabia

Amid concerns over freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi representative insisted that it was a 'guaranteed right', before noting the launch of 'many multilingual television and radio channels' as evidence of people's right to express their opinions.

'It's not about politics': Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights defends UN's Kashmir report

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a statement on Wednesday defending the first-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir and said the issue "is not about politics" and the report was "to assist the States".

India rejects UNHRC report on alleged human rights violations in Kashmir, says it 'legetimises terrorism'

India called it a matter of concern that such a report determines the UN Human Rights Council's consensus on terror, the "pernicious violator of fundamental rights".

UN human rights chief calls US migration policy 'unconscionable', urges Washington to stop separating children from parents

The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Washington to stop separating migrant children from their parents at the US border, describing the policy as "unconscionable".

Rohingya crisis: Kiren Rijiju says India's branding as 'villain' on issue will undermine security

Union minister Kiren Rijiju slammed attempts to brand India as a "villain" on the Rohingya refugee issue, saying it was a "calibrated design" to tarnish the country's image.

India rejects UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein's criticism on Rohingyas, Kashmir

India on Tuesday strongly rejected the criticism by the UN human rights chief over its handling of Rohingya Muslim refugees and Jammu and Kashmir.

Myanmar troops arrest four insurgents suspected of killing six Buddhists in Rakhine

Security forces in Myanmar fired warning shots to disperse Muslim villagers while they were arresting four suspected insurgents

Kashmir issue: UN human rights chief says denial of 'unconditional access' to troubled regions will lead to remote monitoring

The UN human rights chief reiterated his request for “unconditional access” of his office to the troubled regions of “India-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir” warning that the denial of access will eventually lead to “various forms of remote monitoring” by his office and making the reports public.

Kashmir unrest: Ban on social media, internet services impinges on 'fundamental rights', say UN experts

UN human rights experts have called on India to “immediately” lift its ban on social media and mobile internet services arguing that the move is a “collective punishment” and impinges on the “fundamental rights of everyone in Kashmir”.

Won't accept it: Rajapaksa dismisses fresh UN resolution against SL