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Iraq: Citing 'numbing' extent of suffering caused by ISIL, UN rights chief urges focus on victims' rights

11 November 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN torture prevention body urges Kazakhstan to enhance prisoner rehabilitation

3 October 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

External panel calls for 'paradigm shift' in UN Police operating model

1 June 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN experts urge Sri Lanka to adopt measures to fight torture and strengthen justice system

10 May 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Somalia: sexual violence must be subject to criminal justice, says UN expert

25 April 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN rights expert welcomes steps taken to combat torture in Ghana, but says more remains to be done

7 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

Better future for Somalia must remain collective priority, Ban says at high-level meeting

28 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN urges creation of special court in Sri Lanka after new report confirms 'horrific' abuses

16 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UN rights experts applaud steps by China and India to reduce, abolish death penalty

11 September 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

'A justice system that fails children ultimately fails society,' UN rights expert warns

18 June 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

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