‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens
United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was killed allegedly […]
Month: October 2018
UN chief calls for ‘united front’ against anti-Semitism after US synagogue mass-shooting
The UN Secretary-General said on Saturday he was “deeply shocked” by a deadly mass-shooting inside a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, which reportedly […]
2,300 migrant children in Central American ‘caravan’ need protection, UNICEF says
As some 7,000 mostly-Honduran migrants continue their journey northwards toward the United States, governments must prioritize the needs of migrant children when it comes to […]
2,300 migrant children in Central American ‘caravan’ need protection, UNICEF says
As some 7,000 mostly-Honduran migrants continue their journey northwards toward the United States, governments must prioritize the needs of migrant children when it comes to […]
Over 330,000 Congolese migrants at risk after mass deportations from Angola – UN rights chief
The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday warned that the forcible mass expulsion of Congolese migrants from Angola has resulted in “serious […]
Europe and Eurasia: On the Occasion of the National Day of the Czech Republic
http://internationalpeoplesearch.com Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC October 26, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, […]
‘Deteriorating’ human rights in Belarus amounts to ‘wholescale oppression’: UN expert
A crackdown on free speech is the latest worrying development amid the deteriorating, “wholescale oppression” of human rights in Belarus, an independent expert told the […]
UN rights chief denounces Burundi for ‘belligerent and defamatory’ attack on inquiry team
The top United Nations human rights official has called on Burundi to “immediately retract” its threat to try and prosecute members of a UN Commission […]
FROM THE FIELD: Enslaved Guatemalan indigenous women wait for reparations
Fifteen Guatemalan women from the Q’eqchi indigenous group, who were enslaved and raped by the military during the Central American country’s 36-year-long civil conflict, are […]
FROM THE FIELD: Enslaved Guatemalan indigenous women wait for reparations
Fifteen Guatemalan women from the Q’eqchi indigenous group, who were enslaved and raped by the military during the Central American country’s 36-year-long civil conflict, are […]