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UN security council regrets holding of Zimbabwe elections

Members of the United Nations (UN) security council have expressed "deep regret" over the holding of a presidential run-off in Zimbabwe. The 15-member panel, which is the international organisation's highest body, said...

UN Envoy Holds Talks With Regional Leaders On Political Strife

A United Nations envoy is continuing to hold talks with Southern African leaders about the troubled political and humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe, where the run-off round of presidential elections is being held today despite...

‘Govt has taken several measures to protect human rights’

Saturday, June 28, 2008 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government has taken several legislative and administrative measures to protect and promote human rights in the...

PML-N sweeps Pakistan federal and provincial by-polls

Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling coalition swept the by-elections held on Thursday to five federal and 23 provincial constituencies, according to unofficial results announced by the election commission on Friday. More than two...

Human rights made whole

On June 18, the United Nations’ intergovernmental Human Rights Council took an important step toward eliminating the artificial divide between freedom from fear and freedom from want that has characterized the human rights...

East Timor leader not taking UN job

After days of rumors about his possible departure, President José Ramos-Horta of East Timor said Friday that he would not seek the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, opting instead to continue his...

UN rights official calls for quick resolution of Pakistan's judicial crisis

The top U.N. human rights official called on the Pakistani government Friday to swiftly resolve its judicial crisis and to ensure that peace deals with militants do not infringe on the rights of women and minorities. Pakistan's...

Army Could Miss UN Peace Work Over Torture Claims

Posted to the web 27 June 2008 Nairobi The Kenyan army could be excluded from future UN peacekeeping operations for alleged human rights violations. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, has...

UN official concerned over missing persons

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday underlined that parliament is the supreme body, adding it will be its privilege to decide about the number of judges in the Supreme Court. The president expressed these views...

Horta to consult on UN rights job (AAP)

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says he will consult with political and church leaders on whether to step down if he is offered a top UN human rights job for which he is a possible candidate. The 58-year-old Ramos-Horta,...