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World in ‘New Dark Age’ of Abuse: UN Rights Expert
Ben Saul condemned a UN Security Council resolution for bias and warned vague terrorism laws cause rights abuses, urging an international terrorism definition to protect human rights.
- A UN rights expert said "we have entered a new dark age of abuses in the name of countering terrorism", referring to US and Israeli aggression against Iran and Venezuela.
- The expert condemned the UN Security Council for failing to condemn the US and Israeli attacks, which he called "illegal under international law".
- The expert wants countries to adopt an international definition of terrorism to protect human rights from terrorism and excessive state responses.
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AlKhaleej TodayWorld in ‘new dark age’ of abuses as US ‘rains death’ on Iran, Venezuela, says UN expert
GENEVA, March 14 — The world has entered a “new dark age of abuses”, with the United States “raining death” on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday.Ben Saul, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, said the war in the Middle East would not improve global security.“We have entered a new dark age of abuses in the name of counter…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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