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US quits UN human rights council accusing it of being biased
WORLD

US quits UN human rights council accusing it of being biased

The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/06/201820/06/2018
UN Human Rights Chief urges UNHRC to play a critical role to encourage reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka
LOCAL

UN Human Rights Chief urges UNHRC to play a critical role to encourage reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/2018

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