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Tag: United Nations Human Rights Council
Singapore, US, UK, UAE issue advisories about travel to Northeast India
Singapore, the US, UK, UAE, Israel and Canada are among countries who have asked their citizens to exercise caution while travelling to Northeast India.
India slams Pakistan at UNSC debate on women’s rights
Tensions ran high between India and Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on women, peace and the global security agenda.
“Deeply concerned” says UNHRC on Kashmir, raises Assam issue as well
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday said that it was “deeply concerned” about human rights violations in Kashmir as severe restrictions imposed in the region entered the sixth week.
Indian rights lawyer Indira Jaising to lead UN probe into Rohingya crackdown
The United Nations yesterday appointed an Indian human rights lawyer and two other experts to a fact-finding mission investigating alleged killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Alliance of Indian-American groups: Human rights abuses against minorities on rise in India
An alliance of Indian-American groups has alleged that human rights abuses against social and religious minorities have been on the rise under the current BJP-led government in the last 3 years.
Indian-American Nikki Haley says human rights violations triggered conflicts in Syria
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said yesterday that human rights violations have triggered conflict in Syria, stifled dissent in Burundi and led to repression in Myanmar. But Russia and China have disputed her contention that human rights violations are a main driver of conflicts.