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New Delhi, May 21 (JEN) Greenpeace India on Thursday announced that it has seen a surge in support from civil society allies, new donors and its own staff which will allow the organisation to keep basic functions running for one more month. more
Korea’s foreigners-only HIV test violated New Zealand teacher’s rights: UN experts

New York, May 21 (JEN): A New Zealand woman’s rights were violated when her employers in the Republic of Korea demanded that, as a foreign English teacher, she undergo HIV/AIDS and drug te ...

UN expert calls for adoption of set of fundamental human rights for detainees

New York, May 19 (JEN): The United Nations human rights expert on torture on Monday called for the adoption of the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, which are be ...

Most workers now employed in part-time or temporary jobs: UN labour agency

New York, May 19 (JEN): The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday warned of widespread insecurity in the global employment market, saying that some 75 per cent of all workers are ...

Raped nurse Aruna Shanbaug dies after 42 years in coma

Mumbai, May 18 (JEN) Aruna Shanbaug, a former nurse who lived in a vegetative state in a Mumbai hospital since her brutal sexual assault in 1973 on its premises and was a subject of debate o ...

UN rights chief urges Southeast Asia States to protect migrants stranded at sea

New York, May 16 ((JEN): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday urged governments in Southeast Asia to take swift action to protect the lives of migrants stranded in precarious mari ...

UN ‘Free & Equal’ campaign launches video spotlighting LGBT diversity

New York, May 15 (JEN): A new United Nations ‘Free & Equal’ campaign video highlighting the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community is being s ...

UN rights office launches website on albinism

New York, May 6 (JEN): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched on Tuesday a website dedicated to the issue of albinism aimed at debunking the myt ...

UN rights expert advises Cambodian leaders to address democratic deficit

New York, May 1 (JEN): The outgoing United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia on Thursday noted that the country has come a long way over the past six ye ...

Clampdown on dissent, an international embarrassment for India: Greenpeace India

New Delhi, Apr 25 (JEN) Greenpeace India on Saturday said the Indian government’s steps to 'clampdown on dissenting voices' will undermine India’s standing in the global community of dem ...