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UN Must Use Security Council Chapter VII to Restore Democracy in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy of Myanmar, addresses a meeting at the United Nations in New York. Photo: UN / Rick Bajornas (file photo)

UN Must Use Security Council Chapter VII to Restore Democracy in Myanmar Human Rights in Myanmar Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter specifies the UN Security Council’s powers to maintain peace.  The military coup that took place in Myanmar nearly two years ago has also unleashed extreme brutality on the people of Myanmar (formerly Burma), which is a Southeast …

Volker Türk Must Resign for His Failure to Protect Human Rights

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Volker Türk Must Resign for His Failure to Protect Human Rights Since Volker Türk has failed to provide relief to the persecuted communities, he has no right to hold the position of the UN Human Rights Chief.  The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has explained his role at the UN Human Rights Office that he …

U.S. Lawmaker Ilhan Omar Expresses Concern Over Human Rights Violations in Punjab

Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh holding a meeting on March 27, 2023 in Amritsar. Photo: SGPC

U.S. Lawmaker Ilhan Omar Expresses Concern Over Human Rights Violations in Punjab Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh said that the demand for Khalistan by Sikhs is equivalent to the call for establishing Hindu Rashtra in India.  By Rakesh Raman U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has expressed deep concern over increasing human rights violations in the Indian state Punjab, which …

RMN Foundation Urges Russia to Release Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny

Photo: Alexei Navalny / Instagram

RMN Foundation Urges Russia to Release Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny As Navalny is perhaps the only leader who can challenge Putin’s attempt to rule forever, it is believed that the Russian regime is trying to kill him slowly in jail. The humanitarian organization RMN Foundation is expressing its deep concern at the continuing arbitrary imprisonment of Alexei Navalny in …

UN Appeal to Protect Human Rights in Punjab

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)

UN Appeal to Protect Human Rights in Punjab During the past few days, the police and security forces have arrested and imprisoned hundreds of Sikhs arbitrarily without giving them the opportunity to defend themselves. I sent the following petition to the UN office and some other international authorities. To                        …

RMN Foundation Appeals for the Release of Political Prisoners in Belarus

Democratic forces in Belarus have been protesting the brutal regime since August 2020. Photo: European Parliament

RMN Foundation Appeals for the Release of Political Prisoners in Belarus As the attacks on human rights activists continue to escalate in Belarus, hundreds of political prisoners have been languishing in jails. RMN Foundation appeals to the despotic Belarusian regime to release all political prisoners immediately. The Human Rights Center “Viasna” reports that by the end of 2022, there were …