Category: Human Rights

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned a new ban imposed by the Taliban…

The UN human rights chief on Thursday told a conference in the Ukrainian capital that…

With more than 2,526 women murdered in the past three decades – from 1993 through…

Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where…

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza…

Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres…

The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights…

UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt…

As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire…

In Afghanistan, journalists and media workers face challenges including arbitrary arrests, torture and severe restrictions…

UN human rights chief Volker Türk lent his weight to growing ceasefire calls in Lebanon…

On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,…

Independent UN human rights experts have warned of an escalating risk of nuclear disaster in…

The number of children being recruited into armed groups across Haiti has increased by 70…

Myanmar has become the world’s deadliest country for landmine and unexploded ordnance casualties, with over…

Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty…

Children in Myanmar are increasingly caught in the crossfire of intensifying conflict, climate disasters and…

England football legend David Beckham has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s…

The Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has expressed grave concern over the sentencing of 45 opposition…

The international community must continue to show solidarity with Ukraine, a senior UN aid official…

A UN human rights expert on Friday strongly condemned the jailing of a 68-year-old paediatrician…

UN independent human rights experts on Friday called on Mozambican authorities to prevent and end…

Mexican actor, producer and director Diego Luna took a break from the big screen on…

A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior…

The UN’s independent Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua has raised alarm over rights…

Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of…

Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing…

Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around…

In a landmark move towards ending statelessness, Thailand’s cabinet has approved an accelerated pathway to…

An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the…

The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New…

In a new report report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights…

Top UN officials continued to line up on Tuesday to defend the irreplaceable role of…

Independent human rights experts on Monday called on France to reverse bans that prevent Muslim…

The UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights called on Thursday for States to act now…

Sudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with ongoing fighting between rival militaries displacing millions.  Read…

For more than half a year, the family of award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna have…

The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in…

No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders…

All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to…

A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing…

Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an…

Human rights abuses have increased in the past year in Venezuela, a report by the…

With no let-up to the ongoing Israel-Lebanon conflict, the UN human rights office on Tuesday…

UN peacekeepers came under fire for the second day in a row in Lebanon on Friday,…

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert…

Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable…