Global appeal at U.N. seeks freedom for captive journalists and free press
The special gathering at U.N. headquarters in New York highlighted the many challenges to press freedoms globally.
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The special gathering at U.N. headquarters in New York highlighted the many challenges to press freedoms globally.
A U.N. panel identified six Myanmar military leaders it said should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
Newly installed U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet took on Myanmar by calling for the release of two journalists.
A panel of U.N. human rights investigators proposed assigning 'an independent, impartial mechanism' to collect evidence.
Three independent human rights experts traveled to Bangladesh to meet with newly arrived Rohingya refugees.
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, FAO said, and 35% of what's caught never makes it one someone's plate.
The U.S. president, complaining of bias against Israel, said America's participation will be reduced to observer status.
In a world of 7.6 billion people, 44,500 people a day — one person every two seconds — are displaced, the U.N. said.
UNDP and UNHCR signed a new agreement that the agencies hope will be a first step in changing conditions for the better.