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Human rights used as tool to pressure independent countries: Judiciary chief
Nov 23, 2020 14:44Iran’s Judiciary chief says the issue of human rights has turned into a tool at the hands of certain Western states to mount pressure on independent countries that do not fall in line with their policies.
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Australia admits troops involved in murder of unarmed Afghan civilians
Nov 19, 2020 12:11Australia has admitted that its military forces unlawfully killed dozens of civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
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Iran dismisses Canadian-drafted resolution on its human rights situation
Nov 19, 2020 06:52Iran has condemned a UN resolution, drafted and proposed by Canada, as a rehash of “groundless” claims about the Islamic Republic’s human rights situation, saying it instead proves the “hypocrisy” of the “notorious” group of countries that voted for it.
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Iran: UN human rights report based on terrorists’ allegations, ignores US violations
Nov 18, 2020 09:03The head of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights has dismissed the United Nations’ latest report on the human rights situation in Iran, saying it contains substantive flaws since it is politically-motivated and based on unsubstantiated allegations of terrorists tied to governments hostile to the Iranian nation.
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Western politicians’ hateful speeches ‘threat to human rights’: Iran envoy
Nov 06, 2020 08:48Iran’s representative at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly has warned that the recent increase in hate-mongering speeches by Western politicians is a serious threat to human rights.
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Human Rights Watch denounces Egypt’s mass executions
Oct 23, 2020 04:01The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly denounced Egyptian authorities for executing at least 49 prisoners, including two women, in just 10 days.
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Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi Arabia to halt eight imminent executions
Oct 21, 2020 03:07Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to stop the imminent execution of eight men charged with activities related to a wave of anti-government protests while they were under the age of 18.
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Geneva-based rights council urges Saudi Arabia to stop crackdown on Palestinians
Oct 12, 2020 04:27The Geneva Council for Rights and Liberties (GCRL) has strongly denounced the continued detention and prosecution of Palestinian and Jordanian figures in Saudi Arabia over their suspected support for the Palestinian resistance movement, calling on Riyadh to immediately release them.
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Human Rights Watch launches campaign to counter Riyadh's bids to whitewash rights abuses
Oct 04, 2020 04:02Human Rights Watch has censured Saudi Arabia as a "pervasive human rights violator," saying it has launched a new campaign to counter Riyadh's attempts to whitewash its rights abuses.
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Amnesty urges Egypt to release detained protesters
Oct 02, 2020 14:52Amnesty International has called on Egypt to release hundreds of people who were detained last month during anti-government protests.