Category: Human Rights

The Assistant High Commissioner for Protection with the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, Gillian Triggs, concluded…

Five prisoners were executed in Kuwait and two in Singapore this week, including the first…

An independent UN human rights expert on Friday appealed for Russia to immediately release detained…

The UN human rights chief issued a statement on Thursday calling on “those in power”…

Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high…

The UN human rights chief on Wednesday lamented the severe electoral clampdown by the Cambodian…

Nearly a year after at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were killed in…

After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that…

A UN-appointed independent expert expressed deep concern on Friday over the distressing treatment of children…

The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious…

A group of UN independent experts on Thursday expressed grave concern over a discriminatory policy…

A group of UN independent experts on Tuesday expressed concern over Tunisia’s alleged discriminatory treatment…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to build a better world in his message…

The United Kingdom parliament has passed a bill inconsistent with the country’s obligations under international…

The dangers associated with the heatwave that’s engulfing the northern hemisphere aren’t over yet, the…

New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, reveal signs…

Indigenous Peoples have the ancestral wisdom to guide humanity towards a more sustainable use of…

The journalist Evan Gershkovich should be immediately released following his arrest by Russian authorities on…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of…

A considerable increase in salt levels in drinking water in Uruguay is affecting over 60…

A group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced “grave concern” over hostile…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a swift…

United Nations-appointed independent human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the forced eviction and displacement of…

As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of…

UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end…

The pointe shoes were a testament to unfulfilled hopes. They belonged to a young ballet…

The UN’s top human rights official urged respect for religious tolerance on Tuesday as Member…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged authorities in Honduras to reinforce the “internal and…

A group of independent UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday they were appalled by…

The UN deplored the horrendous civilian cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which reached…

The Myanmar regime’s brutal violence against civilians and its denial of life-saving humanitarian aid, reflect…

The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy…

Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit…

Iran faced calls on Wednesday from top UN-appointed rights investigators to halt the executions of…

The United Nations kicked off a new campaign on Wednesday to turbocharge the Sustainable Development Goals…

Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality, but major barriers thrown…

Following a third night of riots and protests across France over the police shooting of…

The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units…

An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given…

A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in…

UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by…

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports…

Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by “deeply embedded gender bias” which is leaving…

A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’s West Bank risks spiralling…

In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and suppress criticism of…

The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital…

The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture…

Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a…

The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing…