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News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 513
Iraq: UNESCO architectural design winners to rebuild iconic Al-Nouri Mosque complex
- UN News
Eight Egyptian architects have been awarded the job of restoring the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, the UN cultural chief announced on Thursday.
UN experts urge US to align anti-terrorism programme with international law
- UN News
A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights of some of the individuals it targets, independent UN human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears
- UN News
“Prevention is the best and only cure” to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences faced by survivors of sexual violence in conflict, especially as a brutal tactic of war, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts
- UN News
Violence attributed to Israeli settlers against Palestinians living in the West Bank has worsened in recent months, amidst “an atmosphere of impunity”, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
- UN News
Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, or sex lives, a new United Nations report launched on Wednesday, has revealed.
Profound Reform or Redundancy United Nations' Quandary?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 13 (IPS) - Three recent developments bring about again the reasoning on the dire need to immediately reform the United Nations (UN) and avoid its predictable slide to redundancy.
Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns
- UN News
Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of “fundamental importance” to reviving cultural life and preserving our shared heritage “in all its diversity”, said the UN cultural agency chief on Tuesday.
Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
- UN News
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.
Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
- UN News
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in January.
Review ‘disproportionate and unwarranted’ measures, rights experts urge Cambodia
- UN News
United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal and administrative measures adopted by the Government of Cambodia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which they said appear to be “disproportionate and unwarranted”.
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