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Syrian Government ‘palpably failing’ to ensure safety of its people – UN human rights chief

Syrian Government ‘palpably failing’ to ensure safety of its people – UN human rights chief

Dec 15, 2016, at 02:19 pm

New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News): Expressing shock at the apparent collapse of a deal enabling evacuation of thousands of civilians from eastern Aleppo, the United Nations human right chief said on Wednesday that the resumption of extremely heavy bombardment by Syrian Government forces and their allies on civilian-populated areas “is almost certainly a violation of international law and most likely constitutes war crimes.”

UN human rights chief welcomes Pfizer's decision to bar use of its drugs in executions

UN human rights chief welcomes Pfizer's decision to bar use of its drugs in executions

May 20, 2016, at 12:17 pm

New York, May 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday warmly welcomed the initiatives announced by pharmaceutical company Pfizer to ensure that the drugs it produces will not be used by States to carry out executions by lethal injection.

UN human rights chief deplores continuing civil society crackdown in Azerbaijan

UN human rights chief deplores continuing civil society crackdown in Azerbaijan

Sep 09, 2015, at 03:13 pm

New York, Sep 9 (IBNS): Condemning the recent imprisonment of journalist and human rights activist Khadija Ismayilova, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced his concern on Tuesday over the ongoing targeting and suppression of civil society and independent voices in Azerbaijan.