Category: Human Rights

The human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus who have been awarded this year’s…

A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead,…

Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the…

Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts…

Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to…

Around thirty per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make…

More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in…

People in 42 different countries across the world faced reprisals and intimidation on the basis…

The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a…

Iran must immediately stay the executions of two women sentenced to death for supporting the…

Ongoing armed attacks by Russia against Ukraine have led to devastating human rights abuses there,…

Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa…

In Russia, nearly 2,400 people have reportedly been arrested for protesting against the Kremlin’s mobilisation…

Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts…

The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions…

The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity…

The UN Human Rights Committee found on Friday that Australia’s failure to adequately protect indigenous Torres Islanders…

Almost seven months to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN-appointed independent human rights…

UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday called on Irish authorities to provide adequate redress for…

Ethiopia’s people are once again “mired…in the intractable and deadly consequences” of conflict between Government…

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini,…

Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom…

The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN…

Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims…

The acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif, expressed alarm on Tuesday at the…

Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for…

Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to…

On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief…

A United Nations independent human rights expert called on the Russian Government on Wednesday to…

Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021…

The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple emergencies…

Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a…

Nearly 5,800 people have been killed in the conflict in Ukraine and the situation of…

People with disabilities trapped in the Russian control zones in Ukraine are reportedly being used…

Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights…

Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations…

China must address grave human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and…

As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173…

Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on…

Following conflict and election-related violence in Papua New Guinea, more than 15,000 people have been…

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has condemned the execution…

A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what…

By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being…

Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling…

An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay,…

Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’…

31 August marks the International Day for People of African Descent, on which the UN…

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for…

An expert on the human rights situation in Cambodia has issued a 10-point agenda for…

UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end…