Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the United Nations that Russia can only be forced into a peace settlement, as he vowed not to negotiate on Moscow’s terms to end…
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Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Lebanon as Israeli strikes pummelled the country, the UN said Tuesday, calling events “extremely alarming”. “We are gravely concerned about…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskRussian air strikes on Ukraine’s electricity generation, transmission, and distribution facilities probably violate international humanitarian law, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). The report…
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UN denounces Taliban morality law as ‘distressing vision’ for Afghanistan
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe United Nations expressed concern over the enactment of a morality law by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that imposes severe restrictions on personal freedom, silences women in public, and requires them…
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Taliban bar UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration’s spokesperson said, accusing the human rights watchdog of “spreading propaganda”. The Taliban administration’s foreign ministry…
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United Nations has expressed its concerns over continuous human rights violations in India. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has expressed concern over human rights violations against Muslim, Christian and…
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UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe United Nations has recorded over 1,600 incidents of rights violations against people detained by the Taliban authorities, nearly half of them acts of torture and ill-treatment mostly by police…