Category: Human Rights

With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee…

Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to…

An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday expressed concern over Canada’s temporary foreign worker programmes,…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday emphasized the pressing need for Sri Lanka…

Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in…

An unprecedented number of migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between…

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions,…

Haiti is in the grip of “extreme brutality”, with gang-related violence continuing to force thousands…

A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over…

UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property…

A UN expert on torture has called on the UK Government to conduct an urgent…

Human rights experts on Wednesday urged the UN General Assembly to declare a second International…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning…

A group of UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Mexico…

Criminal gangs in southeast Asia are using torture and abuse to force hundreds of thousands…

A group of UN-appointed human rights experts expressed grave concern on Monday over Russia’s decision to…

Viola Fletcher was just seven years old when she was forcibly displaced from her hometown…

An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the…

UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice…

Commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on…

Greece must adopt “safe and impartial” border policies and practices and hold its law enforcement…

In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly…

Online hate is often a driver of violent physical attacks against religious minorities, said the…

An independent UN human rights expert has called for India to release an activist imprisoned…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected…

A former member of staff of the World Food Programme (WFP) has been talking about…

Continuing ‘severe, widespread and long-standing” violations against citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…

A Venezuelan woman has been talking about how she made a perilous journey across the…

The “incredible pain” caused by the death of a cousin was the “turning point” which…

The head of the UN agency that champions gender equality on Tuesday urged the international…

After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to…

The UN fund that ensures children can continue learning during emergencies and protracted crises, Education…

The United Nations continues to deliver aid in Niger, nearly three weeks since President Mohamed…

More than 30 independent UN human rights experts have called for the international community to…

Discussions about the “future of care in the 21st century” must prioritize working conditions and…

The United Nations has strongly condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, urging…

An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening…

UN-appointed independent rights experts have called on the Chinese Government to provide information about nine…

The UN rights chief concluded his first ever visit to Iraq, where he highlighted pressing…

As the world celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Wednesday, the theme…

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s…

Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its…

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the United Nations will support Brazil’s indigenous peoples…

As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN…

The new sentence imposed on jailed Russian politician Alexei Navalny on Friday raises renewed serious…

The UN human rights office in Uganda will cease operations on Sunday after the Government…

The lead-up to, and the results of, the recent elections in Cambodia are “extremely disconcerting”,…

Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a…

Global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, the UN warned on…

The continuing battle for control of Sudan between rival militaries has had a destabilizing effect…