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UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

Caste-affected countries should take urgent and comprehensive action to combat caste discrimination, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsàk-Ndiaye, says in a new report on the issue published this week.

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies in Cairo at 93

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body during one of its most difficult periods, with failed missions in Rwanda and Bosnia, died Thursday in Cairo. He was 93.

Gurmeet Pinki’s confession reaches United Nations, European Parliament

Amritsar: In order to search for truth and bring perpetrators to book, the Dal Khalsa has asked the United Nations and European Parliament to constitute an ...

EcoSikh joins to advance UN’s Goals to end extreme poverty

EcoSikh joined a gathering of faith leaders, the World Bank, UN officials and religious organizations from around the world in New York to find ways to realize the UN's declared sustainable development goals and the end of extreme poverty.

Kashmiris, Sikhs, Gujaratis protest during Sushma Swaraj’s UN address

Kashmiris, Sikhs and Gujarati Patels staged big demonstrations here on Thursday and chanted slogans at the top of their voice in front of the headquarters of the United Nations separately when Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj came to address the world body in its 70th annual General Assembly Summit on behalf of her Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sikh Human Rights group raises France Turban issue in UH Human Rights Council

The Sikh Human Rights Group wishes to draw Human Rights Council’s attention to the continuing degrading treatment of Sikh children in schools in France where the State’s inflexible narrow understanding of secularity continues to violate the dignity and self respect of Sikh children.

UN calls for creation of special court in Sri Lanka after new report confirms ‘horrific’ abuses

A new report released on September 16, 2015 by the United Nations human rights office has identified patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, and recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court to ensure that justice is served.

Russia vetoes UN resolution on Srebrenica Genocide

Russia has vetoed a United Nations (UN) resolution that would have condemned the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as a "crime of genocide".

On UN Special Rapporteur report: India must act on UN expert’s call for justice for unlawful killings: Amnesty India

Over two years after a UN human rights expert raised serious concerns about unlawful killings and excessive use of force, India is yet to take concrete steps to address these violations and deliver justice, Amnesty International India said today.

UN peacekeepers indulged in transactional sex, Three cases involving Indian troopers, UN report

Members of a UN peacekeeping mission engaged in “transactional sex” with more than 225 Haitian women who said they needed it for things like food and medication, suggesting that sexual exploitation remains significantly underreported in such missions, according to a new report.

Around 50,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal earthquake: UN body

Pregnant women affected by the disaster require maternal health services, including antenatal care, safe delivery services, post-partum care, and, for those who experience complications, emergency obstetric services. Protections for women and girls from gender-based violence and other threats will also be critical.

UK Sikh bodies oppose UNESCO’s ‘World Heritage’ proposal for Darbar Sahib, cite Its Theo-political status

Various UK based Sikh organisations, including United Khalsa Dal (U.K.), Charm Youth Jatha Damdami Taksal and International Panthic Dal, have opposed UNESCO proposal for ‘World Heritage’ status to Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar.

World Water Day 2015: UN calls for global unity in pursuit of better water access for all

As the perils of climate change increasingly threaten the planet, the international community must unite in “a spirit of urgent cooperation” to address the many water-related challenges facing humanity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared on March 22.

UNHRC defers Sri Lanka war crime report by six month

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Monday explained his recommendation to the Human Rights Council to delay the consideration of a long-awaited report into alleged human rights violations during the conflict in Sri Lanka for six months until September 2015.

Sikh body urges UN to set-up Commission to unearth the enforced disappearances and killings of Sikhs in fake encounters in India

Holding the (Indian) state responsible for massive human rights violations including torture, enforced disappearances’, extrajudicial killings during the heydays of militancy in Punjab, the Dal Khalsa has approached the United Nations urging the world body to intervene for the sake of justice.

Copy of report on November 1984 Sikh Genocide presented to Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, UN

New York: For the first time in 30 years New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights afforded the 1984 victims an opportunity to present evidence on the Sikh Genocide. While hundreds of Sikhs from North America rallied outside the UN Headquarters, Human Rights Officer Stenfano Sensi of OHCHR recorded the testimony of the 1984 witnesses and received documentary evidence about the role of Congress leaders in killing of Sikhs.

1984 Victims Had A Day in United Nations – Human Rights Officer With OHCHR Documents Testimony of Witnesses

New York, USA: For the first time in 30 years New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights afforded the 1984 victims an opportunity to present evidence on the Sikh Genocide. While hundreds of Sikhs from North America rallied outside the UN Headquarters, Human Rights Officer Stenfano Sensi of OHCHR recorded the testimony of the 1984 witnesses and received documentary evidence about the role of Congress leaders in killing of Sikhs.

Crimes against Humanity: What applies to Sri Lanka, applies to India: Dal Khalsa to UN

New Delhi, India: Alleging that New Delhi has failed to provide a resolution to the political conflict in various regions of the Indian Union, the Dal Khalsa has emphasized that the right to self-determination is the only solution to ensure that carnage's like November 1984 do not recur.

Sikhs, Kashmiris, Tamils, Nagas seek Right to Self-determination as a solution to conflict resolution in South Asia

New Delhi, India (Nov. 03): The assembly of Sikhs, Kashmiris, Tamils and Naga representatives of nationalities gathered at Jantar Mantar to pay homage to those who were killed in November 1984, repeatedly sought the right to self-determination as the only solution to ensure that carnages like November 1984 do not recur again in Punjab, Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Nagaland.

UN General Assembly elects 15 members to UN Human Rights Council; India re-elected

New York: The General Assembly of the United Nation on October 21 elected 15 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2015.

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