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Sri Lanka govt ‘aggressively attacking efforts’ to address rights abuses

Trials of military and intelligence officials accused of enforced disappearances have been delayed and disrupted, says rights group

UN rights boss calls for sanctions on Sri Lankan ex-commanders

Sri Lanka remains in a state of denial about its past, UN human rights chief says

UN rights experts ask Sri Lanka to stop forced cremations

Policy of forced cremation of Muslims who died of COVID-19 is based on discrimination, aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, experts claim

Malaysia denying UN access to detained asylum seekers, agency says

Thousands of undocumented foreigners have been rounded up in what authorities say are efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19

UNHRC resolution on Philippine rights situation falls short of expectations, rights...

Resolution described as a missed opportunity to seek justice for thousands of unlawful killings

More UN member countries call on China to respect human rights

Statement expresses concern over human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region and recent developments in Hong Kong

UN calls for impartial probe into South Korean man killed by...

North Korea accused of dousing man’s body in fuel and setting it on fire in an effort to prevent possible coronavirus infections

China rebuked by West at UN rights forum on Hong Kong,...

European Union, Britain, Australia and Canada were among those voicing mounting concerns about both areas

Pope Francis calls for special attention to children’s rights

The pope also denounced those promoting abortion as an ‘essential service’ in responding to COVID-19

UN rights envoy to Myanmar says election will fail to meet...

Due to disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims

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