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Tag: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over multiple arrests in Tunisia
The United States is "deeply concerned" about the arrests of politicians, business leaders and journalists reported in recent days in Tunisia, U.S. State Department spokesman ... Read More
Tunisia: UN concerned over escalating repression against vocal critics
More than a dozen people—activists, judges, and journalists, among others—have been arrested over the past week. The UN has called on the Tunisian government to ... Read More
UN concerned over growing human rights violations in Algeria
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has reiterated serious concern about the serious human rights violations and growing restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities ... Read More
UN: Moroccan former Justice Minister to Chair Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
Former Moroccan minister of Justice Mohamed Aujjar has been appointed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet as chair of the Independent ... Read More
UN Congratulates Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan for Rape Law Reform
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warmly welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allowed rapists ... Read More