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Venezuela: UN rights chief 'deeply concerned' by detention of opposition leaders

Venezuela: UN rights chief 'deeply concerned' by detention of opposition leaders

Aug 02, 2017, at 09:47 am

New York, Aug 2(Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the detention of two opposition leaders by Venezuelan authorities after Sunday's elections for a Constituent Assembly convened by President Nicolás Maduro.

UN deplores detention of rights defenders in Swaziland

UN deplores detention of rights defenders in Swaziland

Jun 13, 2014, at 05:34 pm

New York, Jun 13 (IBNS): A group of independent United Nations experts on Thursday voiced serious concerns at the arrest, detention and prosecution of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and the editor-in-chief of The Nation magazine, Bheki Makhubu, in Swaziland.

Kenya: UN disturbed by arrests of Somali refugees

Kenya: UN disturbed by arrests of Somali refugees

Apr 18, 2014, at 05:32 pm

New York, Apr 18 (IBNS): The United Nations on Thursday voiced concern over the arrest and detention of over 1,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who were rounded up during counter-terrorism operations launched by Kenyan security forces in Nairobi this month.