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UN rights chief laments ‘shift in direction’ in U.S.

UN rights chief laments ‘shift in direction’ in United States

The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States when it comes to human rights.

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UN rights chief deeply worried about direction of US policy under Trump

The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people.

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UN rights chief alarmed by ‘fundamental shift’ in US direction

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced deep concern Monday over the United States’ “fundamental shift” in direction since Donald Trump returned to power, and decried the “unchecked power” of “unelected tech oligarchs”.

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UN rights chief voices concern at new US political direction

The UN's Volker Turk has noted a worrying "fundamental shift" in the rights situation in Donald Trump's America. Basic human rights in the US are under threat as the country's new administration rolls back previous policies to combat discrimination,

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UN human rights experts criticise 'unneccessary' and 'unlawful' Olympic security

Three human rights experts commissioned by the United Nations on Tuesday issued a report saying some security measures for ...

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Unelected UN Human Rights Chief Rails Against ‘Global Power Dynamic’ of ‘Unelected’ Tech ‘Oligarchs’

The head of the UN’s Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, says the rise of ‘tech oligarchs’ is as ‘equally alarming’ as other ...

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American censored by UN Human Rights Council, accused of using 'disrespectful language'

Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council, which was cut off after a few seconds.

Nicaragua withdraws from UN Human Rights Council

Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that ...

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Joint Letter to Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council on the Repression of Civic Space in Algeria

The Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space through a brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom ...

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UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world. He lashed out at voices of ...

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Thai PM says human rights must be followed, amid concern over Uyghurs

International standards and human rights principles must be followed, Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday, in response ...

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Belarusian diplomats: UN human rights system uses double standards

For many decades the UN human rights system has been using double standards and wasting resources on false concepts and ...

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India rejects UN human rights chief’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir

India’s permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Arindam Bagchi termed tbhe UN human rights chief’s remarks ...

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Another US funding cut threatens human rights in North Korea - and hands more power to a dictator

Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to ...

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Donald Trump pulls the US out of the United Nations group supporting LGBTQ+ rights worldwide

The United States has withdrawn from the United Nations LGBTI Core Group, a collection of countries actively supporting the ...

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