Myanmar: UN expert urges Government to do more to protect rights of all children
Jun 16, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, June 16(Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Thursday urged the Government of Myanmar to do more to protect children in the country, citing cases of detention and alleged incidents of child labour and marriage.
Imperative to pursue criminal accountability of the DPR Korea leadership: UN expert
Jan 23, 2016, at 02:23 pm
New York, Jan 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday called on the international community to further all efforts to improve the human rights situation in the country.
Northern Ireland faces urgent challenges nearly 20 years after peace accord: UN expert
Nov 21, 2015, at 02:42 pm
New York, Nov 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): While much has been achieved in Northern Ireland in the nearly 20 years since a peace accord ended decades of fighting between British forces and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the different communities, urgent issues persist, according to a United Nations expert on transitional justice.
Human rights must be at the heart of historic election period in Myanmar: UN expert
Oct 30, 2015, at 02:28 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): A United Nations independent expert on Thursday called on all those in positions of authority in Myanmar to ensure that respect for the human rights of all must be at the core of the historic elections due to take place in 10 days' time.
Minorities face discrimination at every turn in criminal justice systems: UN expert
Oct 29, 2015, at 03:23 pm
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): In criminal justice processes worldwide, minorities face discrimination ranging from excessive and sometimes lethal use of force, torture by police, to longer periods of stay in pre-trial detention, discrimination during judicial procedures and biases influencing sentencing, according to the UN human rights expert on minority issues.
Social protection systems should be inclusive of persons with disabilities: UN expert
Oct 29, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): States should make their social protection systems more inclusive for persons with disabilities, rather than pursuing models that often lock them into a cycle of dependence and poverty, a UN expert on the rights of persons with disabilities has said.
Land, resource rights key to Sami people's self-determination: UN expert
Sep 01, 2015, at 01:31 pm
New York, Sep 1 (IBNS): Securing rights over their land and natural resources is fundamental to the Sami people’s self-determination and a prerequisite for them to be able to continue to exist as a distinct people, an independent United Nations human rights expert said after a visit to the Nordic region.
After Tianjin explosion, UN expert calls on China to ensure transparent investigation
Aug 21, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): The Government of China and relevant businesses in the country should ensure complete transparency in the investigation of the chemical disaster in Tianjin, including both causes and effects of the explosion, says an independent United Nations human rights expert.
Tajikistan’s sectoral reform must prioritize sanitation and drinking water: UN expert
Aug 13, 2015, at 01:58 pm
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): Progress has been made in ongoing reform of the water sector in Tajikistan, a United Nations rights expert noted at the end of his recent mission to the country, and he urged the Government to maximize its rich water resource through national legislation, policies, budget and their implementation for the poor and marginalized.
In ISIL-controlled territory, 8 million civilians living in ‘state of fear’: UN expert
Aug 01, 2015, at 02:21 pm
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has engaged in widespread and systematic human rights violations of the most serious kinds in Syria and Iraq, brutally forcing some 8 million people to “assimilate, flee or face death,†according to a United Nations expert.