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UN receives reports of executions and use of ‘human shields’ by ISIL in battle for Mosul

UN receives reports of executions and use of ‘human shields’ by ISIL in battle for Mosul

Oct 26, 2016, at 01:33 pm

New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): As Iraqi Government forces close in on Mosul, the United Nations human rights wing said on Tuesday that it continues to receive reports of grave violations against civilians, including extrajudicial killings and summary executions, by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) extremists.

UN expert urges Iran to halt executions of 12 individuals for drug-related offences

UN expert urges Iran to halt executions of 12 individuals for drug-related offences

Aug 27, 2016, at 01:38 pm

New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations rights expert on the situation of human rights in Iran has called on the Government to immediately halt the execution of 12 individuals, all of whom have been reportedly sentenced to death for drug-related offences.

UN human rights office 'deeply regrets' resumption of executions in Chad

UN human rights office 'deeply regrets' resumption of executions in Chad

Sep 02, 2015, at 02:25 pm

New York, Sep 2 (IBNS): Following the first executions in Chad since 2003, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday deeply regretted the resumption of the death penalty in that country and called for an official moratorium on its use.