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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.
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Religious minorities in Iran co-exist peacefully: Rights official
Mar 11, 2021 02:07Followers of religious minorities in Iran co-exist peacefully, enjoy all constitutional rights and play a substantial role along with their Muslim brothers in defending the nation, said the secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights.
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Iran rejects ‘unfair’ UN expert report on human rights situation
Mar 10, 2021 09:44Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva says the United Nations’ rapporteur’s report on the so-called human rights situation in the country is “unfair and deviant” since it propagates “prejudicial” statements about the whole nation.
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US sanctions two Iranians on allegations of ‘human rights violations’
Mar 10, 2021 03:18The United States has imposed sanctions on two Iranians for what it calls “violations of human rights.”
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Syria demands Security Council take firm measures against Israeli acts of aggression
Feb 04, 2021 13:22Syria has once again called on the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibilities within the framework of the UN Charter, and to adopt prompt and practical measures to stop illegal Zionist entity’s act of aggression against Syria.
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HRW: Human rights situation in Bahrain deteriorated in 2020 as regime continues to stifle dissent
Jan 14, 2021 12:54Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain’s human rights situation deteriorated dramatically in 2020 as Aal-e Khalfiah regime authorities’ escalated repression against online and social media activists and critics with courts upholding death sentences against opposition figures.