Category: Culture And Education

More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper…

Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the…

“After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work,…

More than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past…

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have followed through on decrees aimed at erasing women from public life…

Marked by mass killings, abductions, and sexual violence, the first quarter of 2025, the human…

Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian…

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating…

Too many Indigenous people are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands,…

Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange…

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and…

The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session…

Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure,…

The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on…

As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its…

Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more…

More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the…

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be…

Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of…

Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR,…

Myanmar’s military has continued to launch airstrikes and other attacks against opposition forces in the…

The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further…

The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its…

The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told…

2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559…

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the…

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on…

The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present,…

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as…

The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday,…

Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life…

Respect for human rights is not only a moral obligation but a necessity for economic…

Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the…

The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of…

Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the…

A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of…

The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians…

The Constitutional Declaration issued by Syria’s caretaker authorities marks a pivotal moment in the country’s…

Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty…

Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN Human Rights Council alleged on Thursday that…

Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of…