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Iran takes United Nations 'rights report' apart, belies it bit by bit
Mar 28, 2021 00:38Iran provides the United Nations with a detailed letter exposing all instances of falsification and deviation from the UN Human Rights Council's standards in a recent controversial HRC report about the Islamic Republic.
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Terrorism sponsors not politically, morally entitled to issue anti-Syria rights resolutions: Envoy
Mar 25, 2021 06:40Syria’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations has strongly condemned the passage of a Britain-drafted resolution against his country at the Human Rights Council, saying sponsors of terrorism are neither politically nor morally justified to introduce such measures.
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Belated acknowledgment: Ethiopia confirms Eritrean soldiers' role in Tigray conflict
Mar 24, 2021 06:19Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed for the first time that troops from Eritrea entered Tigray during the recent conflict in the northern Ethiopian region.
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Iran: Violators of nations’ rights cannot lecture others on human rights
Mar 24, 2021 06:18Tehran has dismissed the credibility of a politically-biased resolution against Iran that was narrowly adopted by the Human Rights Council, saying those who infringe upon the rights of other nations are not entitled to lecture about human rights, and must be held to account for their own gross abuses.
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Rights group slams exclusion of Israel, Saudi-led coalition from UN’s children-in-conflict blacklist
Mar 19, 2021 07:58A group of child rights experts has strongly criticized the UN Secretary-General for excluding eight parties, including the Israeli regime and the Saudi-led coalition, from a global blacklist of parties accountable for harming children during conflicts.
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Over 550 intl. organizations urge UN Human Rights Council to 'end Israel’s impunity'
Mar 19, 2021 03:52More than 550 international human rights organizations have jointly called upon the UN Human Rights Council to recognize and denounce the Israeli regime’s racist policies against the entire Palestinian population, which include home demolitions and violation of the right of Palestinians to self-determination.
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Egyptian military’s demolitions in Sinai ‘likely war crimes:’ HRW
Mar 17, 2021 08:45Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the Egyptian military’s ongoing demolitions and forced evictions in the restive North Sinai region, saying the practices constitute “violations of international humanitarian law” and likely amount to “war crimes.”
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Israeli plot to demolish more Palestinian homes amounts to 'ethnic cleansing': Rights group
Mar 15, 2021 02:56A human rights group has strongly denounced a fresh Israeli decision of razing more Palestinian homes and structures in Occupied al-Quds, stressing that such a plot would lead to massive destruction and amount to "ethnic cleansing" across the occupied Palestinian lands.
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Rights chief: Iran to appoint special rapporteur on impact of illegal US sanctions on people
Mar 14, 2021 14:03The head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights says the Islamic Republic will appoint a special rapporteur to evaluate the impact of the illegal US sanctions on the Iranian nation and to protect the rights of the Iranian people in the face of Washington’s unjust restrictive measures.
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Venezuela dismisses UN rights report as politically motivated, demands revision
Mar 14, 2021 13:46Caracas has dismissed the alleged human rights violations in a report about Venezuela by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, demanding a revision.