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As UN Human Rights Council marks 10th anniversary, Ban urges body to increase 'impact'

As UN Human Rights Council marks 10th anniversary, Ban urges body to increase 'impact'

Mar 16, 2016, at 01:52 pm

New York, Mar 16(Just Earth News/IBNS):Human rights are, sadly, “under attack” worldwide, and the United Nations Human Rights Council must increase its impact on the ground over its second decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday as the Organization's main human rights body marked the 10th anniversary of its creation.

Grave crimes committed on 'unimaginable scale' in Iraq, UN Human Rights Council told

Grave crimes committed on 'unimaginable scale' in Iraq, UN Human Rights Council told

Sep 02, 2014, at 07:09 pm

New York, Sept 2 (IBNS) United Nations officials on Monday urged an immediate end to the acts of violence and abuses committed against civilians in Iraq, particularly against children and people from various ethnic and religious communities, as the Human Rights Council met to discuss the ongoing crisis.