United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) chief Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that freedom of expression and political unity in the Kurdistan region are of critical importance. Although the high-level diplomat did not specify what tensions were being referenced, relations between the political parties in the Kurdistan region have been notably...
United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) chief Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that freedom of expression and political unity in the Kurdistan region...
The recent presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh took place in spite of the outbreak of coronavirus and calls for postponement. Questions about the legitimacy of the election result have been...
The US Senate is planning to bring forward legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Senate leaders...
As it becomes more apparent that China is not releasing the true figures behind its own struggle against the coronavirus, the EU has caved under Chinese pressure to alter substantially its report...
In Ethiopia, elections were to take place in August, but have been postponed due to the coronavirus breakout. As the current parliament ends in early October, Ethiopia might have to form an interim government,...
A recent report by the European Commission has found that media freedom in Pakistan has been deteriorating since 2018. Several organisations, including the UNPO, have called for the European Union not...
Representatives of the Oromo people criticize the unilateral decision to postpone elections in Ethiopia because of coronavirus.
Mr. Jiang Duan, who holds the rank of Minister at China’s mission to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, will play a key role in selecting the worlds body’s monitors on health, freedom of...
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