Associated Press 1
Mar 13, 2017
Rapporteur ‘disappointed’ UN rights panel divided on Myanmar
Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, delivers her report, during the 34th session of the Human...
The Guardian
Mar 8, 2017
South Africa revokes ICC withdrawal
South Africa issued a notice to formally revoke its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. The decision comes after...
The Peoples Tribunal On Myanmar
Mar 7, 2017
Correspondence with UN Commissioner on Human Rights
Mr. Tognoni Secretary General Permanent People’s Tribunal Rome, Italy On behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid...
The Guardian
Mar 7, 2017
UN says Trump's revised travel ban will worsen plight of refugees
Donald Trump’s new executive order affects citizens from six of the seven countries originally named. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Donald...
Al Jazeera
Mar 7, 2017
Hungary passes bill to detain all asylum seekers
UN refugee agency says automatic detention measure violates the country’s obligations under international law. A Hungarian policeman...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Mar 3, 2017
Syria: Latest Round of Peace Talks Between Government and Opposition Begin in Geneva
On 23 February, the Syrian government and opposition delegations gathered in Geneva to launch the fourth round of UN-sponsored...
Washington Post
Mar 3, 2017
U.N. human rights official criticizes federal relationship with Indian tribes
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, raises concerns in May 2016 about the rights of...
May Wong | Channel News Asia
Feb 28, 2017
Myanmar Accuses UN Envoy of Bias Over Rohingya Violence
Yanghee Lee (C), the UN's Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, visits the Balu Khali Rohingya camp in Cox's...
New York Times 1
Feb 27, 2017
U.N. Human Rights Experts Unite to Condemn China Over Expulsions of Tibetans
By Edward Wong Buddhist monks at Larung Gar last year. A half-dozen United Nations experts have condemned the expulsions of monks and...
Evenbrite
Feb 26, 2017
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal: Myanmar state crimes against Rohingya and other Ethnic Minorities
Kachin and Rohingya activists in diaspora launch an international opinion tribunal on Myanmar's atrocity crimes against their ...
New York Times 1
Feb 24, 2017
Muslim Leader in Bosnia Asks to Reopen Genocide Case Against Serbia
PARIS — The Muslim member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency on Thursday asked the highest United Nations court to reopen a 2007 case that...
Genocide Watch
Feb 24, 2017
End of Mission Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
I would like to first thank the Government of Bangladesh for allowing me to undertake a visit to the country, particularly to Cox’s...
