Cambodia: UN human rights wing concerned by media, civil society curbs
Aug 26, 2017, at 09:40 am
New York, Aug 26(Just Earth News): Measures in Cambodia, which left radio programmes and licences suspended, have sparked the United Nations human rights wing to call on the Government for political and civil rights guarantees.
UN experts criticize Ecuador’s ‘strategy to asphyxiate’ civil society human rights groups
Dec 31, 2016, at 05:02 am
New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth News): Five United Nations human rights experts have condemned Ecuador for suppressing civil society following a Government order to close a non-governmental organization (NGO) that supports environmental and indigenous rights.
Dec 11, 2016, at 01:00 pm
New York, Dec 11 (Just Earth News): A global effort to end violence against women is now underway: 16 days of activism began on 25 November with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against and will continue through 10 December, Human Rights Day galvanizing the work of UN Women’s ‘Orange the World’ campaign and the United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence Against Women initiative.
Nov 09, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Nov 9 (Just Earth News): Beyond the work of governments, other stakeholders such as businesses, cities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have a crucial role to play in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change, ‘Climate Champions’ Laurence Tubiana and Hakima El Haité said on Tuesday in Marrakech, where the United Nations conference known as ‘COP 22’ is under way.
UN rights expert warns about growing restrictions on civil society in Egypt
Oct 12, 2016, at 03:06 pm
New York, Oct 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, warned on Tuesday about growing restrictions on civil society in Egypt, with human rights defenders and organizations in particular being targeted.
May 30, 2016, at 01:14 pm
New York, May 30 (Just Earth News):Against the backdrop of the Taebaek Mountains, the United Nations flag was raised alongside that of the Republic of Korea on Sunday, ahead of the sixty-sixth Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference beginning in Gyeongju to focus on education in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Persecution of civil society, migration crisis top concerns of UN rights chief
Sep 15, 2015, at 02:45 pm
New York, Sept 15 (IBNS): An "exhausted and angry" High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday opened the 30th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council with a wide-ranging address in which he singled out countries by name for their role in accelerating human misery and implored decision-makers worldwide to swiftly establish an effective and principled policy to deal with the global migration crisis.