Apr 25, 2017

Sindh: WSC Publishes Press Release on Enforced Disappearances of Political Activists

Photo Courtesy of World Sindh Congress (WSC)   According to a press release published by the World Sindh Congress (WSC), enforced disappearances of Sindh activists are being used by the Pakistani authorities as a method to mute dissidents’ voices. UNPO condemns systematic human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan against Sindhi people. In March 2017, UNPO released a report entitled...

Apr 25, 2017

Sindh: WSC Publishes Press Release on Enforced...

Photo Courtesy of World Sindh Congress (WSC)   According to a press release published by the World Sindh Congress (WSC), enforced disappearances of Sindh activists are being used by the Pakistani...

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Apr 24, 2017

Iranian Kurdistan: Tehran Executes 27 Kurds in...

On 20 April 2017, the Kurdistan Human Rights Association released a statement regarding the mass execution of Kurds and other members of national minorities by the Iranian regime in 2016. According to...

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Apr 23, 2017

UNPO Participates in UNPFII 2017 Session

From 22 April to 5 May 2017, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), represented by several of its Members as well as its Secretariat, takes part in the 2017 United Nations Permanent...

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Apr 21, 2017

Crimean Tatars: UN Court Reiterates Condemnation...

Photo by EUROMAIDAN PRESS   The UN International Court of Justice calls on Russia to put an end to discrimination against Crimean Tatars in Russia-occupied Crimea, referring in its final statement...

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Apr 21, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Student Dies Following...

Photo courtesy of Chay[°ô]N@Flickr On 5 April 2017, Romel Chakma, a 19-year old student from Hatimara village, was arbitrarily arrested on his way home and tortured at the Naniarchar zone headquarters....

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Apr 21, 2017

Oromo: Controversial Report on Protests Downplays...

A report released by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (ECHR), stating that 669 people were killed by security forces since the beginning of the government-imposed state of emergency in October 2016,...

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Apr 20, 2017

Somaliland: UN Staff Donates 7000$ to National...

Photo courtesy of YoTuT@Flickr Several UN representatives have donated a total of 7000 dollars to the National Drought Response Committee, showing the personal commitment of the UN staff in the assistance...

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Apr 20, 2017

UNPO Condemns Russian Decision to Hold Next Presidential...

  The Russian State Duma voted to approve a bill allowing the government to conduct the next presidential election on 18 March 2018 instead of the week before. The day was chosen as it will mark...

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