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New York, July 2 (JEN) With tensions mounting in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip following yesterday’s discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers missing since mid-June, the United Nations is on Tuesday calling strongly on all Israelis and Palestinians to exercise maximum restraint and to prevent the situation from worsening further. more
‘Outraged’, UN experts urge Egypt to overturn largest confirmed mass death verdict

New York, July 1 (JEN): The credibility and integrity of the Egyptian justice system has become “deeply compromised”, a group of United Nations human rights experts on Monday said, urgi ...

UN welcomes Chinese court decision to overturn death sentence of abuse victim

New York, June 28 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the news that a Chinese court has recently overturned the death sentence imposed on Li Yan, who killed her ...

UN human rights office concerned by reports of ongoing violations in Venezuela

New York, June 28 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern about the continuing human rights violations reportedly taking place in Venezuela and reiterated its call on authoriti ...

UN strongly condemns assassination of Libyan human rights advocate

New York, June 27 (JEN): The United Nations Thursday condemned the assassination of Salwa Bugaighis, a prominent Libyan human rights advocate and member of the Preparatory Committee for Nati ...

UN human rights chief urges Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender

New York, June 27 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief Thursday called on authorities in Iran to halt the imminent execution of a juvenile offender, while also voicing concern about ...

‘Prohibition of torture is absolute,’ says Ban on International Day in support of victims

New York, June 27 (JEN): Reiterating their pledge that every victim of torture will one day gain his or her right to acknowledgement, senior United Nations officials marked the International ...

Cambodia: UN rights expert calls for a widening of democratic space, other reforms

New York, June 25 (JEN): Having ended his eleventh fact-finding mission, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Wednesday noted progress in key a ...

Libya: UN envoy hopes parliamentary polls will lead to greater political stability

New York, June 25 (JEN): The United Nations envoy in Libya on Wednesday commended the authorities on the organization of the parliamentary elections and urged all citizens to take part in th ...

UN human rights experts urge Israel not to legalize force-feeding

New York, June 25 (JEN): The independent United Nations experts dealing with torture and the right to health on Wednesday urged the Israeli parliament not to authorize the force-feeding and ...