Oct 10, 2014

UNPO Raises Assyrian Human Rights Concerns at UPR Pre-Session in Geneva

On Thursday, 9 October 2014, UNPO attended the Pre-session of the Universal Periodic Review on Iraq, representing our member, the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA).  The UPR Pre-session provides an opportunity for civil society actors and NGOs to engage with the UPR process and present information that they have compiled about the implementation of recommendations made during the previous UPR...

Oct 10, 2014

UNPO Raises Assyrian Human Rights Concerns at...

On Thursday, 9 October 2014, UNPO attended the Pre-session of the Universal Periodic Review on Iraq, representing our member, the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA).  The UPR Pre-session provides an...

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Oct 09, 2014

Khmer Krom: After 5 Days of Peaceful Protests,...

Over a hundred Khmer Krom have protested for five days to demand an apology after a former Vietnamese diplomat claimed that South Vietnam, where the Khmer Krom community is settled, already belonged to...

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Oct 09, 2014

Crimean Tatars: Another Man Abducted in Mysterious...

In the third disappearance in just over a week, Eskender Apselamov, 23, has been kidnapped in Simferopol while going to work. The situation for Crimean Tatars remains deeply alarming, as they are subject...

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Oct 09, 2014

Kosova: EC Considers Implementation of Agreements...

In its annual report on candidates and potential candidates, the European Commission highlighted how Serbia must improve its relations with Kosova, working towards full normalization, if it wants the accession...

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Oct 08, 2014

Iraqi Kurdistan: Obama's Facebook Used for...

Photo courtesy of: SEIU International@flickr The official Facebook page of US President Barack Obama has received more than ten thousands comments by Kurds calling for US support to stop the terrors of...

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Oct 08, 2014

East Turkestan: Malaysian Plan to Deport Uyghurs...

The UN refugee agency and human rights groups urged Malaysian immigration authorities to not deport 155 Uyghurs until their refugee status is defined. Malaysia is bound by international...

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Oct 08, 2014

Tibet: Protest for the Return of the Dalai Lama...

Pasang Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman, has called for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet, and strengthened human rights and religious freedoms in the province of Sichuan, China. The one-man protest...

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