Category: Human Rights

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, and the six…

Warring parties in Libya, as well as foreign governments supporting them, are being urged to investigate deadly…

Against the backdrop of a constant stream of attacks targeting Jews, their institutions and property, UN Secretary-General…

An independent human rights expert said she has not given up hope for a democratic transition in Myanmar…

Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, independent UN…

Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday.  Read Original Article: Top UN court…

Independent UN rights experts said on Wednesday they were “gravely concerned” over allegations that in…

Seventy-five years ago, when soldiers of the Soviet army entered the Auschwitz concentration camp in…

What had been largely peaceful demonstrations against Lebanon’s Government in the capital Beirut grew increasingly…

The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum…

The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya…

Nearly nine years of conflict in Syria have robbed boys and girls of their childhood and subjected…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is “deeply troubled by the staggering number of human…

The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with…

A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced…

Monday’s top stories include: UN chief’s call for de-escalation in global tensions; UNICEF offers help…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration…

Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness…

An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration…

The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched…

Independent UN human rights experts condemned on Friday the death sentence of a university lecturer…

Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are knowledgeable about their…

The decision to ensure that all babies born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth and issued birth certificates has been welcomed by the UN refugee…

Independent United Nations human rights experts expressed apprehension on Thursday over the “incommunicado detention” of…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched…

As Saudi Arabia handed death sentences to five people and sent three others to jail…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched…

Ecuador must implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians, the…

The International Labour Organization is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a…

A small paddle-boat with two men on board finds its way through a green but muddy…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched…

Sixteen independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for the release of arbitrarily detained…

The Vatican must take action to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a…

Our top stories for Wednesday include: First Global Refugee Forum ends in Geneva; Venezuela misery…

“Concrete steps” must be taken towards ending impunity for atrocity crimes in Darfur, the Prosecutor…

Demonstrations in Venezuela must be allowed to take place ahead of elections in 2020, the…

As “policies shaped more by fear than fact” have caused untold suffering to migrants, the…

Our top stories for Tuesday include: UN chief at refugee forum; eyes of the world need…

Despite UN efforts throughout this International Year of Indigenous Languages to highlight the daily disappearance…

The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more…

A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain religious minorities has been criticized by…

During the recent mass protests which led Chile to declare a state of emergency, the…

A recap of some of Wednesday’s stories: Italy and Mexico take action on climate education; defending…

Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will…

While the number of registered births has significantly increased over the past decade, one quarter of children globally remain unaccounted…

A recap of Tuesday’s stories includes a day of activism on Human Rights Day; 70…