Category: Human Rights

Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue…

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is inflicting immense physical, psychological, and emotional harm on children…

Violence in the occupied West Bank linked to the war in Gaza passed a deadly…

Independent UN human rights experts have expressed concern about the protection risks faced by migrant…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rushed to support tens of thousands of children in…

The UN’s top human rights official on Friday voiced serious concern over the dramatic deterioration…

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday condemned violence, threats and intimidation against Persian language…

Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organizations have expressed…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for an end to renewed…

The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection…

The UN is continuing to closely follow the deteriorating situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state where…

While there has been some recent progress for India’s LGBTQIA+ community, there is still a…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday urged the Sri Lankan Government to take…

A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a…

The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of…

Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service,…

A senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action…

A UN independent human rights expert warned on Friday that the recent increase in student…

The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step…

Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less…

“You know you are saying something right,” Stevie Wonder told reporters at UN Headquarters on his…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Russia to end its crackdown on journalists…

When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy…

As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said he was troubled by “a series…

An increase in civilian casualties caused by intensifying attacks from the Russian armed forces against…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern…

Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities…

A top Human Rights Council-appointed expert has welcomed the decision by all health authorities in…

Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN…

UN experts have expressed concern over airlines and aviation authorities’ involvement in the unlawful removal…

The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in…

Despite important achievements over the past decade to improve the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, safeguard…

Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of the UN Permanent Forum on People…

With the ‘promise of a better world’ in mind the UN Youth Office has launched an new…

People affected by gang wars in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been describing to the…

A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a…

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali took on fights outside the ring for civil rights and against…

Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming…

All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure,…

Restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal…

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called for the fighting and occupation of…

Racism, discrimination and crippled economies and health are among centuries-old legacies of the transatlantic slave…

Almost five million Haitians are going hungry and need food assistance, according to recent UN…

Working abroad can be a way for Indonesians to earn much more than they could…

A 12-year-girl who was allegedly raped repeatedly by her stepfather has been described by Madagascar’s…

Russia must immediately release American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained without evidence for…

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) issued a new report on Tuesday,…

There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,…

Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday…