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UN expert urges 'bold action' to address raft of human rights abuses in Eritrea

UN expert urges 'bold action' to address raft of human rights abuses in Eritrea

Jun 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm

New York, June 16(Just Earth News): Actions against severe human rights abuses meted out to Eritrean citizens must not be delayed, a United Nations rights expert has warned in a new report to the Human Rights Council.

South Sudan: UN reports gross rights abuses in conflict

South Sudan: UN reports gross rights abuses in conflict

May 09, 2014, at 05:30 pm

New York, May 9 (IBNS): Gross human rights abuses have been committed by both sides in the brutal conflict that erupted in South Sudan at the end of last year, including rapes, mass killings and torture, and, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday, civilians were not only caught up in the violence, they were directly targeted, often along ethnic lines.

UNSC establishes peacekeeping mission in CAR

UNSC establishes peacekeeping mission in CAR

Apr 11, 2014, at 06:54 pm

New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation and ongoing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday approved the establishment of a nearly 12,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian access in the war-torn country.