Category: Human Rights

Protecting the land and resource rights of indigenous peoples will not only provide security for…

Deciding upon complaints filed by Mohamed Nasheed, the ex-President of Maldives, a United Nations human…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world to reflect on the suffering…

United Nations experts have urged Viet Nam not to crackdown on civil society or stifle…

Armed groups in Libya are holding thousands of people in detention where they are being…

As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations…

Activists, ambassadors and actors gathered at the United Nations on Thursday to underline their commitment…

The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday that ongoing hostilities and daily exchanges…

A UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert called for an end to systemic racism in…

The political transition underway in Bangladesh represents an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored…

Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over…

The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress…

Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both…

The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters…

The UN on Monday condemned the ongoing escalation of violence in Myanmar that has led…

The Venezuelan Government must immediately end escalating repression that has come in the wake of…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor…

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked annually on 9 August. This year’s…

Escalating hostilities in Deir-ez-Zor in eastern Syria is impacting civilians and the infrastructure they rely…

Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday that a decision of…

The resignation and departure of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister after weeks of bloody protests has…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli…

The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute…

Government-led crackdowns on protesters in Iran have had a disproportionate impact on the country’s ethnic…

Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip…

The United Nations is following the situation in Bangladesh very closely after Prime Minister Sheikh…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in…

The UN’s top human rights official on Sunday called for an immediate stop to the…

Ten years after Dae’sh/ISIL attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, Iraq, killing, displacing and capturing…

At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests…

Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it…

A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday between…

The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Thousands of people have returned to parts of Khan Younis in Gaza following the announced…

The United Arab Emirates must immediately release 43 activists who have been sentenced to life…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern…

UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court…

The UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed concern on Tuesday over…

The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on…

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on…

On Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to…

Recent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at…

Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison…

Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN…

The voices of young female students sounded out across a makeshift classroom tent in the…

On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in…

As student protests continue to rage in Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours…