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Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them. Source: UN OHCHR read more
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Bahrain in UN spotlight over political prisoners
From France 24 Dated 21 May 2012 Bahrain faced calls at the United Nations on Monday to release its political prisoners, including prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab who is charged with tweeting insults against the government.The Gulf kingdom came under scrutiny by members of the UN Human...
Govt prepares report for UNHRC
From The Jakarta Post Dated 21 May 2012 The government will accurately describe its human rights record in a report to be given to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) later this week, a top Palace official says.“The Office of ...
Philippines: UN Rights Body to Assess Manila’s Record
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Bahrain: Human Rights Body Should Target Repression
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Mindanao Farmers’ Evacuation Reaches UN
From Manila Bulletin Dated 20 May 2012 MANILA, Philippines - Reports on the forced evacuations of 6,500 Mindanao farmers and their families from areas of intense military operations will be submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in time for review on May 29. These evacuees...
International - A "to do" list for internet freedom
From Big News Network Dated 16 May 2012 (Freedom House/IFEX) - 11 May 2012 - Almost a year ago, Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt declared before the UN Human Rights Council that the "same rights that people have offline . . . must ...
Indonesia: Rights Record under Scrutiny at UN
From Human Rights Watch Dated 15 May 2012 Tweet Widget Facebook Like ...
NGOs urge UNHRC to be critical of RI
From The Jakarta Post Dated 15 May 2012 Elaine Pearson: Human Rights Watch (HRW) deputy Asia director. (Courtesy of Human RIght Watch)United Nations Human Rights Council member states should be critical of Indonesia, which has reportedly ...
Rights group urges India to end caste system
From The Nation (Pakistan) Dated 14 May 2012 UNITED NATIONS - A leading international human rights watchdog group Monday urged U.N. member states to strive for effective implementation by India of the laws and policies to end caste-related human rights violations in the South country. The Geneva-based U.N. Human...
India: UN Members Should Act to End Caste Discrimination
From Human Rights Watch Dated 14 May 2012 Tweet Widget Facebook Like ...
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