ARTICLES RELATING TO UNHRC

Doubts over Syria's chemical weapon use

2013-05-06 16:38

UN investigators into rights abuses in Syria have stressed they had no conclusive proof that either side in the conflict has used chemical weapons.

35 000 Syria refugees return home

2013-04-05 16:04

Almost 35 000 Syrian refugees have returned home from Jordan since their country's conflict broke out in March 2011, but a larger number joined the exodus last month alone.

Syria refugees lack medical care

2013-02-07 21:22

More than half of the estimated 300 000 Syrian refugees who have fled to Lebanon are not receiving the medical treatment they need because of high costs, Doctors Without Borders says.

Syria boycotts UN torture hearing

2012-05-16 22:54

Syria boycotted a hearing by the United Nations' main anti-torture body avoiding a grilling over its crackdown on civilians during a year-old uprising.

Israel cuts contact with UNHRC

2012-03-26 20:49

The Israeli foreign ministry has decided to cut contact with the UN Human Rights Council after it said last week it would investigate Israeli settlements, a spokesperson says.

Syria opposition urges tough line

2011-11-08 20:02

Syria's opposition is urging the Arab League to stand strong against President Bashar al-Assad's regime as the United Nations said its crackdown on dissent has left more than 3 500 people dead.

Syria death toll reaches 2 200

2011-08-22 18:47

Some 2 200 people have died in the Syrian regime's ongoing crackdown on protesters.

UN rights body fears civil war in Yemen

2011-05-27 19:06

The UN Human Rights Commission has voiced fears that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's government will plunge the country into civil war.

AfriForum turns to UN over farm murders

2011-04-04 16:03

AfriForum intends informing the UN Human Rights Council about the "alarming incidence" of farm murders in SA, as well as the hate speech lawsuit against ANC Youth League president Julius Malema.

Robinson: Focus on maternal health

2010-07-28 20:00

Ex-Irish president Mary Robinson has urged African leaders to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world.

FIFA SWC transparency low

2010-03-08 21:42

South Africa, the hosts of the upcoming World Cup, has 'left behind' its commitments to ensure the right to housing in the context of the game.

 

Oxfam wants improved access to Syria

2013-04-30 18:09

Aid organisation Oxfam has urged the UN Security Council to help improve humanitarian access to war-torn Syria, saying more funds are needed as the "catastrophe worsens”.

Disease stalks Iraqi camps for Syrians

2013-04-02 20:31

Crowding in Iraqi camps for Syrians, who have fled their war-ravaged homeland, is raising the risk of disease, the UN refugee agency has warned.

SA report to UNHRC 'warmly received'

2012-06-11 17:40

South Africa's report to the UN Human Rights Commission has focused on issues involving socio-economic and cultural rights.

UN: 5 000 displaced in DRC's North Kivu

2012-05-02 20:39

The UNHCR says nearly 5 000 people are displaced after clashes in DRC's North Kivu province.

SA needs prison torture laws

2011-11-30 22:37

South Africa urgently needs laws that criminalise torture in its penal system if it is to prevent the type of abuses the country was chastised for by the UN Human Rights Committee, prison activists say.

UN to discuss rising Syria death toll

2011-10-06 20:42

More than 2 900 people have been killed in Syria since the start of a crackdown on anti-regime protests, the UN says a day before its human rights body is to discuss the situation.

Sri Lanka execution video authentic - UN

2011-05-30 22:13

A UN envoy has confirmed that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, and that the actions were definitive war crimes.

33 000 Somalis flee surge in fighting

2011-04-09 07:12

An estimated 33 000 Somalis have fled fighting in central and south Somalia in the past six weeks, the UN refugee agency says.

UN backs Israel ship raid report

2010-09-29 19:02

The UN Human Rights council has agreed to back a report which found "clear evidence" for legal action against Israel over its attack on an aid flotilla.

US drones are 'licence to kill'

2010-06-02 22:13

A UN human rights expert has condemned the United States' targeted killings using drones, warning that the practice amounted to a "licence to kill without accountability".

UNHRC must act on Zim - Nowak

2009-10-29 12:20

The UN torture expert Manfred Nowak says he will recommend that the UN Human Rights Council take action against Zimbabwe after his expulsion from the country.

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