The
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Dr Koumbou Boly Barry, said on Saturday that she was examining the violations of the rights of hundreds of Qatari students who had been deprived of their education because of the blockade imposed on Qatar.
Jahangir has also served as
United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions, then as the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and subsequently as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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United Nations special rapporteur has railed against the US for re-imposing sanctions on Iran, saying the action is "unjust" and lacks a lawful purpose.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry during his meeting with
United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing Leilani Farha in Cairo -- Press Photo.
Summary:
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Clement Nyaletsossi Voule is making an official visit to Tunisia from September 17 to 28.
According to the
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health Dainius P?ras, maternal death rate in Kyrgyzstan is one of the highest indicators in the region.
It calls for human rights defenders to be removed from government's list of terrorists, which includes Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.
She also contributed enormously to international legal standard setting while serving as the
United Nations Special Rapporteur summary executions and later as the
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion.
A human rights approach is the most effective framework if Canada expects to address the socio-economic disadvantage suffered by millions who are homeless, inadequately housed and living in poverty, said Leilani Farha, the
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and the executive director of Canada Without Poverty, who was also present at the press conference.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom and Peaceful Assembly and of Association Maina Kiai warned on Tuesday about the restrictions that are being imposed on civil society in Egypt, particularly on human rights organisations and defenders.
United Nations Special Rapporteur Karima Bennoune will visit Cyprus from May 24 to June 2 to assess the country's efforts to enhance the right of all persons to participate in cultural life and to enjoy and access cultural heritage.
Ahmad Shahid who is
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said human rights circumstances at the reign of the current Iranian President, Hassan Rohani, has become worse.
