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South Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for the release of journalist Alfred Taban
21 July 2016 – A United Nations human rights expert today urged the Government of South Sudan to immediately release Alfred Taban, a prominent journalist and chief editor of the daily English...
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UN rights office condemns killing of Kenyan human rights lawyer
7 Jul 20165 July 2016 – The United Nations human rights office today condemned the killing of Kenyan human...
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UN human rights agency: Libyan authorities should conduct impartial investigation on deaths of 12 people linked to the former Qaddafi regime
15 Jun 201614 June 2016 – The UN human rights office today urged the Libyan authorities to undertake an...
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In Addis Ababa, Ban urges leaders to build on progress in human rights and women's empowerment
1 Feb 201630 January 2016 – Hailing vital commitments the African Union (AU) has made on human rights and...
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The refugee camp that became a city
22 Jan 2016When Halima Abdi fled the civil war in Somalia with her young daughter, she hoped her stay across...
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‘Alarming’ new patterns of violations emerging in Burundi – UN rights chief
15 Jan 201615 January 2016 – The United Nations human rights chief today warned that deeply worrying new...
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Burundi: UN condemns assassination attempt on leading human rights defender
4 Aug 2015Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations human rights office have strongly condemned...
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Annan asserts primacy of human rights
26 Mar 2015In a series of decisive statements and actions in June, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan...
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UN human rights office condemns latest deadly attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
18 Feb 201418 February 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today strongly condemned the attack on...
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UN official urges African countries to ‘stop turning blind eye’ to suspected human rights violators
15 Jan 2014The United Nations human rights chief today urged African leaders attending a high-level meeting...
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Human rights is essential in fight against HIV/AIDS
2 Oct 2012Ms. Pillay wrote this article in advance of the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, 22...
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