United States admitted 33,000 refugees in 2017
The US resettled 33,000 refugees in 2017, a roughly two-thirds drop from the figure of the previous year, which stood at 97,000, according to data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees published in a report by US-based Pew Research Centre.
Jul 06, 2018, 15:26 PM IST
China rebuffs UN criticism of lawyer's detention, calls it interference in country's domestic affairs
China rejected on Monday criticism from the United Nations over the detention of a Chinese human rights lawyer, calling it an interference in the country's domestic affairs.
May 08, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
Frenzied rescues in Mediterranean save over 2,000 migrants
Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out today to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as exhausted saviours accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the crisis.
Apr 14, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Pak envoy briefs UN High Commissioner on Kashmir
Pakistan on Sunday said that its special envoy on Kashmir met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva and briefed him over the alleged human rights violations on the Indian side of the restive state.
Sep 12, 2016, 00:27 AM IST
