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The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled last week that France’s banning of the niqab, an Islamic veil that covers the entire body except for the eyes, is a violation of human rights. The case […]
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A report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has named Thailand as one of 38 countries with alarming and shameful attitudes toward human rights activists in the country. In Thailand’s case, two separate incidents were […]
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Amnesty International has joined other rights groups–including Human Rights Watch–in calling for the United Nations to institute an outright international ban on the use of “killer robots”, which they define as fully autonomous weapons systems. […]
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The head of the United Nations drug “watchdog” agency is calling on the United States federal government to blog states’ legislation allowing the use of marijuana. The International Narcotics Control Board’s head, Raymond Yans, released […]
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United Nations leaders are proposing a treaty to restrict firearms worldwide. In March, the UN General Assembly will gather in New York City to review and negotiate a renrewal of the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). […]
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Irawaddy | Thirteen peace activists in Burma have been charged by police and could face jail time for leading marches to mark the UN’s International Peace Day without official permission. The protest leaders have been […]
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The Guardian | Cambodia’s war crimes tribunal set free a former leader of the Khmer Rouge on Sunday, upholding a decision that has outraged survivors seeking an explanation of the mass killings committed more than […]
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The Wall Street Journal | One of the leaders of the former Khmer Rouge regime will be set free after a court in Cambodia ruled Thursday that she was medically unfit to stand trial for […]
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The Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have faced systematic slaughter, rape, and mass arrest. Many nationals of Myanmar are demanding that the minority groups be deported to another country. Still, human rights groups urge the government […]
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Hundreds of Buddhists monks in Myanmar have staged an anti-Rohingya rally in support of sending the minority group to another country. Many of the monks criticized United Nation’s human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana, who has […]
