Category: Human Rights

At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured…

More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their…

Amid increasing bloodshed and volatility in Gaza and Israel, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle…

Humiliation and intolerance remain “a stark reality” for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)…

Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS)…

Over the past year, freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been…

The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, called on Israel to immediately halt all…

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and…

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number…

Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their…

A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child…

A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed…

United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release…

The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday voiced deep alarm over the violence…

The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to “do everything in their power” to…

The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security…

After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22  May, a…

The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and…

The leader of Myanmar’s ‘Tatmadaw’ military has been urged to publicly commit to honoring the…

United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of…

The rights of indigenous people to make decisions about their cultural heritage and traditional way…

A Rohingya refugee and volunteer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has been telling…

A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who…

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council called on Wednesday for the urgent medical evacuation…

The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed…

A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment…

United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide…

Although they represent the greater part of the world’s cultural diversity and speak the major…

UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the…

The international community has a responsibility to protect the people of Myanmar, under attack from…

The crackdown on journalists, cutting off the Internet and disrupting the flow of information across…

A so-called “Rewards for Justice” programme in the United States is violating the human rights…

“Prevention is the best and only cure” to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences…

Violence attributed to Israeli settlers against Palestinians living in the West Bank has worsened in…

The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be…

UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”,…

United Nations independent human rights experts on Monday called for the review of new legal…

Legislation under consideration in the UK regarding armed forces personnel could limit accountability for war…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to protect citizens “without…

The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights…

More must be done to tackle online hate speech against minorities including the Roma and…

As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in…

Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal…

The continued pattern of police brutality and impunity in Belarus must end, UN rights experts…

Widespread, systemic attacks on civilians in Myanmar orchestrated by leaders of the military coup, demand…

UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and…

UN rights experts, on Wednesday, raised alarm over forced evictions of locals and indigenous peoples,…

Independent UN human rights experts have urged companies to closely scrutinize their supply chains following…

Two senior UN officials denounced on Sunday, “systematic” attacks on peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and…