Category: Human Rights

Amid a massive increase in the number of people in Sudan impacted by more than…

Secretary-General António Guterres, marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on Wednesday, urging…

Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’…

There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority…

  A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first…

Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a…

“Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled…

Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human…

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday,…

The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive…

Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at…

The “frightening” number of executions carried out this year in Iran prompted the UN human…

The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the…

Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined…

  The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights…

The use of corporal punishment by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan runs counter to…

The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing, ended a 12-day…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people…

Following a systematic crackdown on the rights of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban…

There must be accountability from the Israeli Government following the death of Palestinian hunger striker…

On Wednesday, a large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts expressed concern over the…

Human rights provide the “best antidote” to prevent conflict and instability, the UN High Commissioner…

The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to host a two-day…

Critics have said justice takes too long, and perpetrators are not always held accountable in…

Countries in the Americas should suspend forced returns of Haitians on the move and adopt…

Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and…

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for Singapore to impose…

In a landmark resolution, the UN Security Council on Thursday condemned the de facto rulers…

A new UK law affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association,…

So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten…

Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers…

Secretary-General António Guterres led tributes from across the UN on Tuesday to the legendary singer,…

The Spokesperson for UN human rights office OHCHR, on Tuesday urged the Government of Singapore…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities in Russia and Ukraine to…

Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent killing…

On Mother Earth Day, marked annually on 22 April, Naw Ei Ei Min, a member…

  Decisions made at the UN can push governments to improve the rights of indigenous…

In April 1994, a sinister call was broadcast over radio stations across Rwanda, triggering the…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate…

In his address marking the opening of the 2023 session of the UN Permanent Forum…

The age-old knowledge of indigenous peoples has a key role to play in the battle…

Immaculée Songa survived the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, but her husband and…

Hate speech is an alarm bell – the louder it rings, the greater the threat…

As a major exchange of prisoners linked to Yemen’s longstanding war began on Friday, UN…

The international community must take immediate action to stop Israel’s forced evictions and displacement of…

The United Nations has denounced deadly airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Armed Forces which…

As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the…

The United Kingdom must ensure that all children seeking asylum are properly protected and put…

There is just one LGBTI+ community and health centre in El Salvador, and it has…