Nicaragua: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by imminent expulsion of key human rights groups
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:02 am
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): After the Nicaraguan Government announced that it has asked two key human rights institutions to leave the country, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, said on Friday that she was “extremely alarmed” by a decision that means, in effect, there will be “no functioning independent human rights bodies left in Nicaragua”.
Ban hails commitment by Costa Rica, Nicaragua to abide by UN court's ruling on border dispute
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the commitment by Costa Rica and Nicaragua to abide by the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on their border dispute.