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Grover part of panel probing human rights violations in Ukraine
July 07, 2023 8:25 am
The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was set up in March 2022. The Commission is headed by Erik Møse Norway and also includes Pablo de Greiff from Colombia.
At Human Rights Council, India UN rep underlines values of ‘Ahimsa’, ‘Satyagraha’
March 18, 2023 4:07 am
Pandey stressed that there is strong resonance in the universal values contained in the universal declaration of human rights of the ideas and values espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, the global icon of non-violence, a statement from the Indian mission said.
'Will focus on racism in terms of gender, intersectionality', says Kolar native appointed UN special rapporteur
October 22, 2022 8:01 am
Special rapporteurs are in charge of holding inquiries into violations and intervening in urgent situations. Ashwini was appointed as an independent expert by the UN Human Rights Council on Oct 7 and will take over in November.
Delhi Confidential: Change and churn in Congress as Jairam Ramesh takes over communication department
June 25, 2022 7:56 am
Jairam Ramesh, the newly appointed AICC general secretary in-charge of the Congress's communication department, is said to be planning to bring in many new faces as spokespersons.
Explained: What is the UN Human Rights Council, whose membership Russia may lose after the Bucha massacre?
April 07, 2022 2:27 pm
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system, which is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.
Watch: UN diplomats walk out as Russian envoy addresses UN session in Geneva
March 02, 2022 2:26 pm
Envoys of the European Union, the United States, Britain and other Western nations walked out in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
India hits out at Pakistan, OIC for raising Kashmir issue at UN Human Rights Council
September 15, 2021 8:27 pm
Pawan Badhe, first secretary in India's permanent mission in Geneva, said it has become a habit for Pakistan to misuse the platforms provided by the council to propagate its false and malicious propaganda against India.
UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes
May 27, 2021 6:07 pm
The UN high commissioner for human rights spoke to the Human Rights Council, chronicling the most significant escalation of hostilities since 2014 that left devastation and death in the Gaza Strip before a cease-fire last week.
Myanmar coup: Neighborhood groups block night arrests
February 13, 2021 6:01 pm
Security forces have stepped up late-night arrests of civil servants, doctors and others. But defiant activists came up with a plan to stop them.
UNHRC is flawed, needs reform but walking away won't fix it: US Secretary Blinken
February 08, 2021 11:26 pm
To address the Council's deficiencies and ensure it lives up to its mandate, the United States must be at the decision-making table using the full weight of its diplomatic leadership, he asserted.
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