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UN hints Myanmar leader complicit in Rohingya genocide

The United Nations (UN)’s top human rights official says Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned last year over a state-sponsored campaign of terror against Rohingya Muslims in the country.

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela rejects ‘baseless’ UN rights report

Venezuela defends its rights record, rejecting as 'baseless' reports by the United Nations on alleged rights violations against protesters.

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SYRIA

‘Raqqah residents paying unacceptable price’

The top UN human rights official says civilians caught in the battle for the Daesh-held Syrian city of Raqqah are paying an 'unacceptable price.'

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POLITICS

UN: Trump inciting 'violence' against journalists

The UN human rights chief said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the media could trigger violence against journalists.

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IRAQ

Daesh killed 163 civilians fleeing Mosul: UN

The United Nations human rights chief says the terrorists killed the civilians to prevent them from fleeing the Iraqi city.

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POLITICS

Trump’s support for torture ‘unsettling’: UN

Donald Trump’s willingness to authorize torture is “profoundly unsettling,” warns the UN human rights chief.

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PERSIAN GULF

UN voices concern over Bahrain crackdown

The UN voices deep concerns over the Manama regime’s increasing crackdown on dissent.

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PALESTINE

UN raps Israeli violation of Palestinian rights

The United Nations rights chief censures Israel’s illegal activities in the occupied territories and its blockade on the Gaza Strip.

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