US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy

UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations

Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for OHCHR, said in a statement that the Office regretted the announcement and that it continues to engage with the authorities and other stakeholders. “Our guiding principle has been and remains the promotion and protection of the human rights of the people of Venezuela,” she added. Earlier this week, OHCHR said…

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OIC's decision to suspend Sweden's special envoy status

OIC’s decision to suspend Sweden’s special envoy status

(Photo: Internet) Islamabad: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to suspend the status of Sweden’s special envoy. In this regard OIC General Secretariat has informed the Government of Sweden of the decision that his Special Envoy status is being terminated. An extraordinary session of the OIC’s Executive Committee recommended the termination of Sweden’s…

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Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Rights expert

Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Rights expert

Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, insisted that current conditions there were “anything but conducive” for the return of Rohingya refugees. Death trap He stressed that the very generals who had launched “genocidal” attacks against the Rohingya, causing hundreds of thousands to flee the country, were now…

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