India Refrains From Voting On UN Gaza Truce Resolution
India chose not to vote in favour of a UN Human Rights Council resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and halting arms sales to...
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Israeli Settlements Expand By Record Amount: UN Rights Chief
The United Nations (UN) human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded at an unprecedented...
Indiaâs Reply To Pakistan At The UN Human Rights Council
During the 55th Human Rights Council of the United Nations, India exercised its ‘Right to Reply’, delivering a firm response to Pakistan and Turkey regarding...
End leprosy discrimination laws ‘without delay’, UN rights expert urgesÂ
by Arti Ghargi
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures, provided by 139 countries covering 2020, 127,558 new leprosy cases were detected around the world â...
Urgent action needed to protect Vietnamese workers trafficked to Serbia
by Agency
âWe are deeply concerned that these migrant workers may have been trafficked for purposes of forced labour, and have been living and working in appalling...
Rights experts condemn ‘unrelenting human rights violations’ at Guantanamo Bay
by Agency
A group of independent human rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has condemned the continued operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility...
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief
by Agency
The Secretary-General said he will remain actively engaged with all stakeholdersâŻinâŻassistingâŻEthiopia in efforts to endâŻthe fightingâŻand restore peace and stability....
India appears all set to win election to UN Human Rights Council unopposed
by News Desk
India had previously been elected to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council for the 2011-2014 and 2014-2017 term. United Nations, Oct 12 (PTI)Â India appears...
Facebook bans Myanmar military chief, others to stop hate
Yangon | Facebook has said that it is banning Myanmar’s powerful military chief and 19 other individuals and organisations from its site to prevent the...
Nikki Haley says Human Rights Council is UN’s ‘greatest failure’; defends US withdrawal
United Nations |Â Terming the Human Rights Council as the United Nations’ “greatest failure”, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley today alleged that the institution...