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Concerned action needed for Myanmar’s Rakhine state

on: August 26, 2017In: ASIA, OPINION, POLITICSNo Comments
Concerned action needed for Myanmar's Rakhine state

By Rene Wadlow An independent commission chaired by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan made its recommendations to the government of Myanmar (Burma) on Thursday, 24 August 2017.  The r... Read more

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UN pressure grows on Myanmar human rights conditions

on: March 25, 2017In: ASIA, OPINION, POLITICSNo Comments
UN pressure grows on Myanmar human rights conditions

By Rene Wadlow On Friday 24 March 2017, the 47-member UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution without a vote ( a consensus-type procedure) to create an international independent commiss... Read more

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UN report highlights violations of humanitarian international law

on: March 04, 2017In: INTL CONFLICTS, MIDDLE EAST, OPINION, POLITICSNo Comments
UN report highlights violations of humanitarian international law

By Rene Wadlow On 2 March 2017, the special committee on Syria created by the UN Human Rights Council presented its report in Geneva on the systematic violation of humanitarian international... Read more

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30 July: UN-designated Day for Developing Awareness of Human Trafficking

on: July 28, 2016In: Breaking News, NEWS, SOCIETYNo Comments
30 July: UN-designated Day for Developing Awareness of Human Trafficking

By Rene Wadlow The recent interception by the Italian Navy of two ships filled with refugees from Syria and other migrants has highlighted in a dramatic way the ever-growing trade in persons... Read more

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New challenges for global citizens

on: May 14, 2016In: AMERICAS, OPINIONNo Comments
New challenges for global citizens

By Rene Wadlow The Global Citizenship Commission (GCC) under the leadership of the former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented its report The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the... Read more

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A probe into defeat in UNHCR re-elections

on: November 24, 2015In: ASIA, OPINION, POLITICSNo Comments
A probe into defeat in UNHCR re-elections

By Sadia Kazmi The defeat in the re-elections of the UN Human Rights Council is being viewed as a humiliating failure of Pakistan. However one should try to decipher as to what went wrong. ... Read more

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