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Britons accuse UAE of torture before U.N. committee
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo British men who had been detained in the United Arab Emirates gave evidence before a U.N. committee on torture on Tuesday, with one saying he was...
After 50 years of global effort to abolish torture, much work remains
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA group of Spanish people have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for torture they and others...
U.N. will make a mockery of itself if it reelects Venezuela to Human Rights Council | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoIf the United Nations wants to avoid becoming the target of international ridicule, it should deny...
Senate doesn't have to release full CIA torture report, judge rules
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), shown in 2017, released part of the CIA torture report in 2014...
UN body deplores 'grave' rights abuses by Russia in Ukraine
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGENEVA (Reuters) -A United Nations committee said on Friday it was deeply concerned about human...
UN committee takes step to treaty on crimes against humanity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA key U.N. committee took a first step Friday toward negotiating a treaty on crimes against humanity, which can be committed at any time, not just during conflicts. The committee that deals ...
Is It Time to Give Up on the United Nations?
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIlze Brands Kehris, assistant secretary-general for human rights speaks during Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N....
Decades of U.S. war crimes led to what Israel is doing in Gaza
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoUS Soldier Iraq Mario Tama/Getty Images We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S....
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN's top human rights body
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRussia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body by a...
Alyssa Farah Griffin slams women’s groups for silence on reports of rape against Israeli women
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe View ABC/Lou Rocco On Monday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin blasted...