Myanmar: UN Experts Urge More Help for Human Rights Defenders in Push for Accountability
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (16 September 2022) – UN experts said today human rights defenders documenting and responding to atrocities by
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Portugal: UN Expert to Assess Environmental Impacts on Human Rights
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (16 September 2022) — The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd,
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[Gyanvapi-Mosque Case] Court Allows Right To Worship, Rejects Anjuman Intezami Committee’s Plea Against Maintainability of Suit; Places Of Worship Act No Bar To Suit
(Judicial Quest News Network) The places of worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 does not operate as a bar on the
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UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to Review Mali, Czech Republic and Uruguay
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (9 September 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) will hold its upcoming session from 12 to 23
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UN Disability Rights Committee Publishes Findings on Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao, New Zealand, Singapore And Ukraine
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (9 September 2022) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on Friday issued its
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Nigeria: UN Expert Calls For More Action to Enhance Progress in Protecting Older Persons
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA/ABUJA (9 September 2022) – Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, Nigeria must
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Retired IPS & IFS Officers Move Apex Court Challenging Recently Granted Remission To 11 Convicts of Bilkis Bano Case
(Judicial Quest News Network) A PIL has been filed before Apex Court challenging the recently granted remission to the 11
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CPI MP Rajya Sabha, Binoy Vishnam Files An IA Against Subramanian Swamy Plea Challenging Insertion Of Words “Socialist” and “Secular” In Preamble
(Judicial Quest News Network) The Rajya Sabha Member and communist party of India (CPI), Leader Binoy Viswam has moved Supreme
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Xinjiang Report: China Must Address Grave Human Rights Violations and The World Must Not Turn A Blind Eye, Say UN Experts
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (7 September 2022) – Independent UN experts* said today that profound concerns over systematic human rights violations
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Maldives: First Visit By UN Experts On Discrimination Against Women And Girls
(Special Correspondent) GENEVA (7 September 2022) ̶ A United Nations expert group on discrimination against women and girls will undertake
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