Category: Human Rights

Two decades after a landmark declaration was adopted to eradicate racism, discrimination continues to “permeate…

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to…

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate…

For almost 30 years, Brazilian activist Joenia Wapixana, has been fighting for indigenous land rights and against “institutionalized discrimination” in Brazil. In a special interview with UN News, to…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due…

Unilateral and coercive sanctions imposed by governments can create severe and undue suffering for innocent…

The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that…

The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against…

States should place moratoriums on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems until…

The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting…

UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations…

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her…

The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the…

Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human…

An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed…

Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past…

There has been no let-up in more than six years of conflict in Yemen, as…

The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence…

The UN human rights office called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan…

The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field…

Andrew Young, the first African American ambassador to the UN, has earned his place in…

Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is more pressing than ever, the…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to fulfil their obligations to prevent and prosecute…

Innovators are joining Paralympians to discuss how sport can help to build a more inclusive…

The UN has verified 266,000 cases of grave violations against children in more than 30…

The UN has verified 266,000 cases of grave violations against children in more than 30…

The UN Human Rights Committee concluded on Thursday that the trials of a former Spanish in two…

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet led calls on Tuesday for Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders to…

Survivors of terrorism joined UN officials in hosting a virtual high-level event marking the fourth…

The global initiative to save the planet’s biodiversity on land and water must not be…

Amidst an “alarming rise in hateful discourse” against transgender people globally, the UN High Commissioner…

UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern on Friday over Israeli military interference in…

Expressing alarm over “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide”, more than 40 UN-appointed human…

A group of UN-appointed experts on Thursday called for a moratorium on the sale of…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concern on Wednesday over a new policy by the United States, using public health orders linked to COVID-19, to expel some asylum-seekers and…

Israel must safeguard human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders,…

Two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern…

Although some countries have begun to rectify their “heinous legacy” of discrimination against indigenous people,…

Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said on Friday.  Read…

An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two…

 Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report…

Capping years of deliberations, the UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve the…

It’s been six months since the military coup in Myanmar where there’s grave concern over…

The continued recruitment and presence of mercenaries in Libya is impeding “progress in the peace…

People being plunged into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in…

It has never been more urgent to recommit to the spirit and fundamental principles of…

The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID…

Landmark elections in the Occupied Palestinian territory must be rescheduled soon and include East Jerusalem,…

Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they…

Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the man who led the struggle that ended the racist apartheid…