Category: Culture And Education

Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on…

Following conflict and election-related violence in Papua New Guinea, more than 15,000 people have been…

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution…

A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what…

By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being…

Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling…

An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay,…

Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’…

31 August marks the International Day for People of African Descent, on which the UN…

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for…

An expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia has issued a 10-point agenda for…

UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end…

Twenty-four UN-appointed independent human rights experts condemned on Wednesday, Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil…

UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female…

The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister of Singapore, that…

Authorities in Iran must stop the persecution and harassment of religious minorities, a group of…

On the International Day for victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief,…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence…

Allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…

Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking…

Mahbouba Sera, one of the world’s most prominent women’s rights activists, chose to stay in…

During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle…

UN special envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer travelled for the first time to the country…

Nafis Sadik, who died on Monday at the age 92 was the first woman to ever…

Nasima*, 36, is a peacebuilder and a women’s rights activist in Afghanistan. After the Taliban…

UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a…

UN-appointed independent human rights experts commended the United States on Friday for adopting the COVID-19 Hate…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, announced on Friday that the High Commissioner will travel…

The international community must dramatically increase efforts to urge the de facto authorities in Afghanistan…

Hate speech can have a devastating effect on mental wellbeing and self-confidence. The UN office…

The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact”…

The number of young people globally who can’t find a job this year is set…

UN experts on Wednesday denounced the decision by Belarus to withdraw from an international agreement…

Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting…

In China, ethnic minority women from the 55 ethnic minority groups formally recognized by the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review…

Activists who raise concerns about business projects in Colombia are under serious threat for speaking…

A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission…

A cohort of independent UN experts has called on the Human Rights Council to launch an international investigation…

Amid growing restrictions on civic space and press freedoms in Cambodia, journalists are being increasingly…

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) denounced on Tuesday the hanging of two inmates in…

Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access…

The arbitrary shutdown of hundreds of civil society organizations in Nicaragua is deeply concerning and…

The UN Committee against Torture on Friday concluded its current session by releasing findings on…

Human trafficking is a horrific crime and “an all-out assault on people’s rights, safety and…