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UN rights office ‘appalled’ at violence against human rights defenders in the Philippines

UN rights office ‘appalled’ at violence against human rights defenders in the Philippines

New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for effective measures to protect rights defenders in the Philippines, amid a spate of deadly attacks against them.

Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges

Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges

New York, Jan 5 (IBNS): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for the immediate release of a prominent human rights defender in Bahrain, after the country’s highest court rejected a final appeal for his release on Monday. Nabeel Rajab was jailed in 2016 for tweeting criticism of Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on Yemen and allegations of torture inside one of Bahrain’s prisons.