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UN High Commissioner Raises Concerns over Manipur Violence and Global Human Rights Issues

Posted on May 25, 2023 - 12:54pm by UT Desk
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Geneva: May 24: In his opening remarks at a press conference held at the UN in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, highlighted various global human rights issues, including the recent violence in Manipur, Northeast India. … Continue reading →

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Nearly 2000 journalists died with Covid-19 in 94 countries

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 4:29pm by UT News Service
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Geneva (PEC): Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since March 2020. Last year, in 2021, at least 1400 media workers succumbed to the virus, that is to say 116 par month or some 4 per day on … Continue reading →

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Global award to north-eastern journalist, Nava Thakuria

Posted on November 30, 2021 - 10:48am by UT Desk
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Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in thesouth Asian country and also defending the press freedom in the … Continue reading →

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Santa Khurai presents statement on LGBTIQ in the 48th Human Rights Council Session held in Geneva

Posted on September 18, 2021 - 3:08pm by UT News Service
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Santa Khurai, Secretary All Manipur Nupi Maanbi Association and also a writer and gender rights activist presented statement in the 48th Human Rights Council Session on 15th September 2021held in Geneva. She is a fellow RAP 20212 – 2022 fellow under Swedish Federation … Continue reading →

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