UN human rights chief deplores mass executions in Iran

New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News) The United Nations human rights chief on Fridaydeplored the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offences.

UN human rights experts urge Singapore not to execute Malaysian national

New York, May 19 (Just Earth News):Two United Nations human rights experts on summary executions and on torture on Wednesday urged the Government of Singapore not to carry out the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national who was sentenced to death in 2010 after being found guilty of unintentional murder.

UN human rights office ‘deeply troubled’ by arrest of social media activist in Bahrain

New York, Mar 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is deeply troubled by the arrest on Monday in Bahrain of the social media activist and human rights defender, Zainab Al Khawaja, who was detained along with her one-and-a-half year old son.

UN human rights experts urge US to increase efforts to address water contamination

New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, is fundamentally about human rights, a group of United Nations experts Thursday said, urging the United States to protect the rights of children and others who are most at risk from pollution and toxic chemicals.

UN human rights chief urges end to 'endemic impunity' for violations in Darfur

New York, Aug 22 (IBNS): A new United Nations report paints a grim picture of "systemic failure, or outright refusal" by authorities in Darfur to take human rights violations seriously and points to the failure of initiatives taken so far by the Government to combat "endemic impunity."