Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic on May 13 upheld the life sentence of prominent human rights defender Azimjan Askarov. Mr Askarov was initially sentenced to life imprisonment in September 2010 on charges of allegedly organising mass riots and involvement in the killing of a policeman. Today’s hearing was Mr Askarov’s final opportunity to appeal…
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MEPs stand for Status of Women
MEPs set their priorities for the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women Call for the EU to take strong action against all measures undermining women’s rights. Today the 🇪🇺 European Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU priorities for the 64th session of the🇺🇳UN Commission on the Status of Women. Some @EP_GenderEqual MEPs…
UN: Assange “tortured psychologically”
Julian Assange has suffered “prolonged exposure to psychological torture“, the UN’s torture expert Nils Melzer said. “Collective persecution of Julian #Assange must end now. My most urgent concern is that, in the United States, Mr. Assange would be exposed to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights,"- Nils Melzer, the UN Special Rapporteur…
UN criticizes Salvini opposition to illegal migration
The United Nations confirmed their human rights experts have reiterated criticism expressed in a letter sent to Italy over the government’s proposal for a new decree on security. #Italy: UN experts condemn a draft law by interior minister, Matteo Salvini, to fine those who rescue migrants and refugees at sea. They urge the Government to…
Russians dream to immigrate
Russian Federation is dangerously close to a large-scale demographic crisis, with its population declining for the first time in a decade in 2018, one in five Russians (20%) now say that they would like to leave Russia if they could, according to Gallup research. One in five Russians now say that they would like to…
Sami ask for UN protection from Russian hunting club
Sami, an indigenous people living in the Murmansk region, in north of Russia, appealed to the United Nations (UN) with a complaint against the actions of the regional government. Representatives of the Sami community complained about the transfer of the pasture lands of the state farm in a long-term lease to the Belgorod Hunting Club (BEZRK). The…
Mogherini pledges EU €2bn to Syria
Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region“, known as Brussels III opened these week to accumulate financial aid pledges for 2019. "The goal remains the same: A Syrian led, Syrian owned political process facilitated by the @UN to establish an inclusive, non-sectarian governance for a united Syria" @FedericaMog announces 🇪🇺 is pledging over…
Kelly Knight Craft appointed US envoy to United Nations
President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Kelly Knight Craft, currently the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to replace Nikki Haley as his envoy to the United Nations. The position was vacant for four month after a abrupt departure of Nikki Haley. Kelly Kraft is the wife of the CEO of Alliance Resource Partners, one the largest…
Cyril accuses Kiev politics of invading in God realm
Patriarch Cyril (Kirill) of Moscow and All Russia launched an appeal to heads of the the United Nations and OSCE secretary generals and the leaders of France and Germany, drawing their attention to violations of the rights of bishops, priests and parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations said…
Belgium government turmoil over Migrant Compact
Belgium Interior Minister Jan Jambon of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) confirmed on Sunday (9/12/2018) that he, along with the party’s other ministers would resign over disagreement with Prime minister Charles Michel over signature of Global Comapact on migration in Marrakesh, Morocco, at UN-led conference scheduled for Monday, December 10. #UPDATE Belgium's Flemish nationalist party says it…
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