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Showing posts with label navanethem pillay. Show all posts
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Monday, September 10, 2012
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press= GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top rights official laid out the world's most significant human rights issues Monday, criticizing Syria and Bahrain but also mentioning problems in Western countries such as France and Greece. The assessment by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is important because it sets the tone for the U.N.'s 47-nation Human Rights Council, whose month-long session opened Monday. The U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to commemorate Switzerland joining the world body a decade ago, challenged the council to focus attention on five areas, including discrimination, violence based on sexual orientation and gender...
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
The U.N.'s top right official laid out the world's most significant human rights issues Monday, criticizing Syria and Bahrain but also mentioning problems in Western countries like France and Greece.
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UN rights chief singles out France, Greece among list of worrisome areas
UN rights chief singles out France, Greece among list of worrisome areas Washington Post GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights official has, in an usual move, singled out France and Greece as worrisome areas while raising concerns about suspected abuses in dozens of other nations, with Syria topping the list. U.N. High Commissioner for ... |
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