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A US judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions imposed last year by Washington on a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territories. In his court order Wednesday, US District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction against the sanctions, according to a court filing seen by AFP. "Protecting the freedom of speech is 'always' in the public interest," Leon wrote in an opinion accompanying the order.

New Delhi, Apr 22 () Evictions and displacements are "quite common" in India and its legacy of discrimination against SCs, women and Muslims is even apparent in the housing sector, a un special rapporteur observed today, irking the government.

Indonesian police are hunting for four people wanted for an acid attack that maimed an activist critical of the military's growing role in government, an official said Monday. Andrie has been a vocal critic of moves to increase the influence of the military in the Indonesian government and had just finished recording a podcast on the topic when he was attacked.

A day ahead of her scheduled visit, un special rapporteur on violence against women Rasida Manjoo arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to the state, giving a chance to rights bodies to highlight their cases for redressal.

Seeking immediate intervention of United Nations to stop imminent hanging of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following Spureme Court's rejection of his mercy petition, three international human rights NGOs have approached UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture while also urging to send a special "fact finding mission" to investigate and save the "victim of torture".

The United Nations has urged China to reconsider its policies in Tibet and inner Mongolia. Following his recent official visit to China, the un special rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, has asked the Chinese government to reassess its policies which are displacing people in Tibet and Inner Mongolia.

NGOs held that Bhullar's conviction was based on torture which was in violation of Article 3 of the UN convention against torture and urged the UN to ask the ministry of external affairs to stop the execution.

un special rapporteurs have written to the Indian government saying that India's new IT rules in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms. They also "recalled" in a report that restrictions to freedom of expression must never be invoked as a justification for the muzzling of any advocacy of multi-party democracy, democratic tenets and human rights.

UNITED NATIONS: Three United Nations human rights experts have said they were deeply concerned by reports that dozens of people are being secretly detained in Nepal.

The Indian government invited un special rapporteur Rashida Manjoo to visit the country from 22 April to 1 May and look into the prevailing living standards of woman in India. In her initial findings, Manjoo found that the government of India has signed and ratified numerous international human rights instruments.

un special rapporteur on Violence Against Women (UNSRVAW) Rashida Manjoo broke down into tears and wept with Th Khumanlei, mother of Thangjam Manorama Devi, who was brutally raped and murdered by Assam Rifles personnel in 2004, on hearing her story.

Four un special rapporteurs have sought information from the Centre on the number of people declared as 'foreigners' and kept in six detention centres spread across the state. They also sought to know the duration of their detention and also how many of them have been deported so far.

NEW YORK: International Federation for Human Rights has called for an independent international inquiry into the allegations of Iraqi prisoner torture.

They also voiced concern against detentions of political figures and others saying such detentions constitute “serious human rights violations”. Warning against use of excessive force against protesters in Kashmir, the experts said such a move could amount to violation of the right to life.

Myanmar's junta appears to be "trying to destroy a country it cannot control", the un special rapporteur to the country warned on Thursday. "It almost appears as if the Junta is trying to destroy a country that it cannot control."

A United Nations expert this week warned about internal displacement emerging as a significant human rights and humanitarian challenge in a message that carries an important wake-up call for India.