Category: Human Rights

A reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as…

The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that…

Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central…

As violent protests continued at university campuses in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner…

The conditions in detention facilities in the Philippines, which have been described as “inhumane” by…

Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), maintained…

The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically…

A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the…

An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government…

UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and…

The UN on Thursday observed the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the…

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in…

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest…

The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open…

A new report from UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed the “horrific toll”…

Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment…

The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that human rights, especially the rights…

The UN emergency food relief agency is providing vital assistance to communities affected by the…

Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds of success for…

Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic…

On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council’s (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day…

Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands…

Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a…

The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the…

People who use drugs in the Philippines are being treated less as criminals and more…

The UN Secretary-General has condemned Sunday’s terror attacks against several churches and synagogues in Russia’s…

Law enforcement officers in the Philippines are being informally supported by the United Nations as…

Escalating gang violence and political instability in Haiti have forced a record 578,074 people from…

High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the…

The UN’s top human rights official said on Tuesday that Myanmar is in “agonizing pain”,…

The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in…

The systemic oppression against Afghan women and girls is “so severe and extensive that they appear…

The head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR) Volker Türk on Friday called for…

The UN’s top genocide prevention official warned on Friday that hate speech remains a significant…

The global fight to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by the movement…

It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s…

It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s…

This #ThrowbackThursday, when the world celebrates the Day of Living Together in Peace, we are looking…

Khadija Jallouli, a young Tunisian entrepreneur with a disability, called for redoubling international efforts aimed…

The international community must continue to pay close attention to the troubling human rights situation…

Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity…

Six in ten children under five years old worldwide regularly endure psychological aggression or physical…

Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening…

The crisis in Haiti has left children among the most vulnerable to extreme violence, malnutrition,…

Hundreds of people with disabilities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society representatives alongside ambassadors from…

Activist, actor and talk show host Nick Herd will be leading the UN News team…

Imagine daily life without your sight, hearing or a limb or living with the challenges…

Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour…

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said…

A spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday said he was “deeply…