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Bangladesh: UN rights chief calls for protection of writers threatened by extremists

Bangladesh: UN rights chief calls for protection of writers threatened by extremists

Nov 06, 2015, at 01:51 pm

New York, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS): In the wake of recent violence against publishers, writers, bloggers and civil society groups by extremists in Bangladesh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday condemned the acts and urged the Government to take "urgent, concerted measures to ensure the protection of all those who are being threatened by extremists operating in the country."

Extremists must not be allowed to escalate Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Ban

Extremists must not be allowed to escalate Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Ban

Aug 08, 2015, at 02:01 pm

New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday spoke out against recent violence between Israelis and Palestinians and called on leaders on both sides not to allow extremists to escalate the situation and “take control of the political agenda.”