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10 Dec 2009 17:56 - Staff Reporter Attacks on foreigners in SA are "gravely alarming" and the government should implement laws to prevent further outbreaks of violence, the UN said.
09 Sep 2009 11:18 - Staff Reporter A top UN official has decried possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the DRC.
06 Mar 2009 13:33 - Frank Jordans The United Nations human rights office will examine whether Sudan's decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights.
04 Mar 2009 18:24 - Staff Reporter Zimbabwe's justice minister accused the UN's top rights official on Wednesday of undermining the African nation's new unity government.
02 Mar 2009 16:13 - Laura MacInnis Sri Lankan forces are holding back their strength against Tamil Tiger rebels to comply with international rules of war, a minister said on Monday.
30 Jan 2009 10:49 - Ravi Nessman Sri Lanka's president urged the Tiger rebels on Friday to allow about 250 000 civilians trapped in the northern war zone to flee to safety.
12 Jan 2009 15:58 - Staff Reporter A divided United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday adopted a resolution condemning Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
05 Aug 2008 06:00 - Sello S Alcock South Africa's Navi Pillay takes up the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in September.
18 Nov 2007 23:59 - Staff Reporter A couple weeks ago, the United States delegation circulated a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly calling for the elimination of rape by governments and armed groups. This draft ÂÂconcentrates on rape used for political and military purposes, and remains pending action before the third committee of the General Assembly, writes Dumisani Kumalo.
