UN rights expert urges Russia to ensure independent judiciary
April 28, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, urged Russia on Thursday to address concerns surrounding impartiality in the judicial system, while noting the positive strides taken recently. Knaul visited Russia as part of an investigation surrounding a report o....... [more] 
UN rights council to investigate North Korea human rights violations
March 21, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate ongoing human rights violations in North Korea. The resolution was unanimously passed during the 22nd Regular Session of the council. The council voted to establish the commission....... [more]
UN rights body adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
March 21, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday passed a resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in war-torn Sri Lanka, a nation facing various allegations of human rights violations. Calling for an "independent and credible international investigation into alleged violations of int....... [more]
UN rights expert calls on Israel to withdraw settlers from Palestine territories
March 18, 2013
Israel must cease all settlement activity and immediately withdraw settlers from the Palestinian territories, according to a UN expert speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday. Christine Chanet presented a report published in January that had been commissioned by the UN Human Ri....... [more]
UN rights expert urges international inquiry into North Korea violations
March 12, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Marzuki Darusman on Monday urged the international community to establish comprehensive investigative mechanisms to probe and document human rights abuses in North Korea. The report, presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), stems fr....... [more]
UN rights expert: nations must establish legal framework for rights defenders
March 6, 2013
A human rights expert presented her report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Tuesday urging nations to provide a "bare minimum" legal framework to protect those working within their states to defend human rights. The report by Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Margaret Sekaggya claim....... [more]
UN rights chief: international community must continue to prevent abuses
February 25, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday urged that the international community must continue to prevent human rights abuses and hold perpetrators accountable. Speaking at the opening of the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Pillay specifically mentioned the ong....... [more]
HRW pushes UN for independent investigation of Sri Lanka rights abuses
February 20, 2013
Lawyers for Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that they have sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling for an independent investigation of Sri Lanka's compliance with its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). In a press release announcing the letter, HRW cl....... [more]
UN rights expert urges probe of North Korea
February 5, 2013
UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Marzuki Darusman has urged the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly to investigate human rights violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In a report released Tuesday, Darusman noted the accrual of 22 separate reports filed since 2003 docum....... [more]
UN experts: Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants
February 2, 2013
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) said Thursday that Greece must improve detention conditions for migrants and effectively implement recent legislative developments to enhance screening procedures for asylum-seekers. The WGAD, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, visited Gree....... [more]
UN rights experts conclude Israel settlements violate human rights
January 31, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Thursday adopted the first report by the International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory which concluded that a multitude of violations have occurred. Titled "Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territor....... [more]
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