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UN investigators: human rights violations in Syria increasing
September 17, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
UN investigators testified before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that human rights violations in Syria committed by both sides of the conflict are growing in number and severity. Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Paulo Pinheiro stated.... [more]
UN rights chief condemned Syria for violent repression [this day at law]
March 26, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On March 26, 2011, UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Navi Pilay pressured the Syrian government to heed the demands of protestors instead of resorting to violent repression. Pilay cited events in the neighboring nations of Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia as evidence of a larger democratic movement,.... [more]
Syria rights situation worsening: UN expert
March 13, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Paulo Pinheiro, chairperson of the UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, on Monday told the UN Human Right Council in Geneva that the number of people suffering from the intensified violence in Syria is increasing. During the interactive dialogue in Geneva, an.... [more]
UN Human Rights Commission wise to keep up pressure on Myanmar government [comment]
June 30, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Maureen Aung-Thwin: The UNHRC is wise to keep up public pressure on the Burmese military regime for its continued abuse of human rights. The generals probably thought they could take a breather when the outgoing Special Rapporteur Paulo Sergio Pinheiro completed his mandate as rights envoy la....... [more]
UN rights envoy slams Myanmar constitutional referendum as 'surreal'
April 14, 2008 by Alexis Unkovic
Myanmar is completely ill-prepared to hold a national constitutional referendum as part of a democratic political transition, UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro told Reuters in an interview Monday. Myanmar's 45-member Referendum Holding Commission announced last week that it....... [more]
Burmese military regime won't respect UN resolution; enforcement is key [comment]
April 3, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Maureen Aung-Thwin: Over the past two decades, various United Nations entities- the General Assembly, the Human Rights Commission (now Council) and the Security Council, have all condemned the Burmese military regime for egregious abuse of the rights of its roughly 50 million citizens. For o....... [more]
Myanmar still detaining rights activists without fair trial: UN envoy
February 5, 2008 by Kiely Lewandowski
Myanmar continues to arrest and detain human rights activists, denying them fair trials in accordance with international principles, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Paulo Srgio Pinheiro said Tuesday. In a statement, Pinheiro also expressed concern about rep....... [more]
UN Myanmar rights expert ups estimate of death toll from protests crackdown to 31
December 8, 2007 by Bernard Hibbitts
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Paulo Srgio Pinheiro has concluded that at least 31 people were killed in a crackdown on anti-government protesters this September, according to UN sources Friday. The total is significantly higher than the figure of 10 origin....... [more]
UN rights envoy compiling report on Myanmar crackdown on dissidents
November 16, 2007 by Jaime Jansen
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro said Friday that he obtained enough information from a five-day visit to Myanmar to determine the number of people killed during September's crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Pinheiro said he will compile his findings and report the....... [more]
UN rights envoy ends visit to Myanmar
November 15, 2007 by Gabriel Haboubi
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Paulo Sergio Pinheiro told reporters at the end of a five-day visit to Myanmar Thursday that he was able to meet with a number of prominent political prisoners, but that his request to meet with opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was denied.... [more]
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