Tag Archives: Navanethem Pillay
Eritrean soccer players who disappeared from their hotel in Uganda over the weekend have sought asylum in the east African country, a senior Ugandan government official said on Thursday. Mass defections by Eritrean soccer players are becoming common as the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Musa Ecweru, Navanethem Pillay, Refugee, Tanzania, Uganda, United Nations
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The United Nations human rights chief, Navi Pillay, on Monday accused Eritrea of carrying out torture and summary executions. Ms. Pillay told the United Nations Human Rights Council that there were 5,000 to 10,000 political prisoners in Eritrea, which holds … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Navanethem Pillay, Pillay, Politics of Eritrea, United Nation, United Nations Human Rights Council
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GENEVA, Switzerland, December 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday strongly condemned the brutal suppression of demonstrations by military and security forces in Tahrir Square, Cairo, which have reportedly left … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Geneva, High Commissioner, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Navanethem Pillay, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrived in Tunis Wednesday to plegde support for the country’s democratic transition and open a new UN human rights office. It is the first office in a North African country bordering … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Tunisia
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Navanethem Pillay, North Africa, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, West Africa, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Senegal has suspended its planned repatriation of Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, who has been sentenced to death in his home country, Senegal’s foreign minister has said. The move followed an appeal by UN human rights chief Navi Pillay. Ms … read more »
Posted in News, Senegal, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Belgium, breaking news, Chad, East Africa, Hissène Habré, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Court of Justice, Navanethem Pillay, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Senegal, Southern Africa, United Nations Convention Against Torture, West Africa
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The United States condemned sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wednesday, spurred by sexual attacks on 248 women and children by government troops last month in the same region as a mass rape by rebels last … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, American Journal of Public Health, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Navanethem Pillay, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, United States, Victoria Nuland, Walikale, West Africa
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Kampala – Human Rights Watch has called on the Ugandan government to investigate the killing of unarmed protesters by security forces during recent marches against rising living costs, a statement said Monday. The New York-based rights group said at least … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, Inspector-General of Police, Kampala, Kizza Besigye, map of africa, Navanethem Pillay, News local news, newspapers, Police, Uganda, World news, Yoweri Museveni
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February 2, 2011 by benim
Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday there were unconfirmed reports that an estimated 300 people may have been killed so far in Egypt. Praising the popular revolt in Egypt, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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October 26, 2010 by benim
KINSHASA, Congo – At least 30 women were kept as prisoners in a dungeon-like structure and gang-raped over multiple weeks at the Congo and Angola border before being left in the bush without their clothes, an international aid agency said … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News, Women
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Tagged Africa news, Angola, Bandundu (province), Central Africa, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), crimes against humanity, Democratic Republic of Congo, disasters-news, ethics, Human Rights Abuses, Indepth Africa, Iraq, Iraq War, Kinshasa, Navanethem Pillay, Navi Pillay, Occupation of Iraq, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, political-news, Rape, torture, United Nations, Violence, War Conflict
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October 26, 2010 by benim
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week. “The US and Iraqi authorities should take necessary … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged 3rd millennium, Baghdad, Espionage, George W. Casey Jr., Indepth Africa, internet censorship, Iraq, Iraq United States relations, Iraq War, national security, Navanethem Pillay, Navi Pillay, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, political-news, rights chief, security, United States, United States armed forces, War Conflict, Whistleblowing, Wikileaks
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