Human rights defenders in Myanmar under siege: UN experts

UNITED NATIONS, UN human rights experts Monday expressed their utmost concern for the situation of human rights defenders in Myanmar, and called for a stronger international response to the military coup, including coordinated sanctions and an arms embargo against the junta by an ā€˜emergency coalition […]

US line on Khashoggi report disappoints UN experts

UNĀ special investigator Agnes CallamardĀ saidĀ Monday it is “dangerous” and “problematic” for a US intelligence report about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to formally blame the Saudi crown prince for the killing but to suggest no punishment. Speaking at a hybrid UN press conference in Geneva, Callamard […]

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