Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns
Mexico has made significant progress in combatting arbitrary detention in recent years, but the battle…
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How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy
For Faustina Torres, from the Bribri indigenous community in Costa Rica, feeling invisible to others…
Protecting older persons’ rights benefit everyone: UN chief
Protecting the dignity and human rights of older persons, and addressing the challenges they face…
News in Brief 29 September 2023
Karabakh emergency escalates with tens of thousands pouring into Armenia: UNHCR, UNICEF Sharp rise in…
Karabakh crisis: ‘People have questions about what will happen to them’
The refugee emergency in Armenia is escalating as tens of thousands have poured into the…
UNESCO chief calls for ‘intensification’ of investment in girls’ education
The head of the UN, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments to…
Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday expressed grave concern at the spate of…
Sudan: WHO supports battle against cholera in the east
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared…
News in Brief 28 September 2023
Karabakh displacement increasing ‘by the hour’: UNHCR chief Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be central to…
Human rights defenders face harsh reprisals for partnering with UN
Over 220 individuals and 25 organisations across the world faced threats and retaliation for cooperating…
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts
Police and criminal justice systems in the United States require urgent reform to eradicate “systemic…
Rights chief calls for international help to provide ‘way out of chaos’ in Haiti
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a multinational…
World News in Brief: Karabakh exodus continues, indigenous rights, UN steps up bid to curb food waste
More than 50,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and…
Right to information still an ‘empty promise’ for billions
The UN-appointed expert on freedom of opinion and expression has called for governments to strengthen…
News in Brief 27 September 2023
UN chief calls for investments in sustainable tourism Maritime transport needs to decarbonize ‘as soon…
Karabakh: Azerbaijan must ‘guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians’
A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Wednesday called on Azerbaijan to “guarantee the rights…
US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy
The United States must end “the prolonged pre-trial detention” of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a…
‘You can’t even face your own parents’, cyberbullying victim tells Human Rights council
Anxiety, emotional distress and even child suicide are among the damaging consequences of cyberbullying, and…
Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights
The international community must continue to engage with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement…
News in Brief 26 September 2023
Peaceful future depends on ending nuclear threat: UN chief Mali’s children in danger: UNICEF Brazil:…
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding…
Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday presented another grim assessment of the situation in…
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UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concerns on Tuesday over the movement of a large number…
World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro
In Mali, one million children under five are at risk of malnutrition amid polio and…
Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO
Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health…
‘Victim-centred approach’ needed in Ukraine when war ends: Top UN rights investigator
A lot of work is required now one the part of UN and other humanitarians…
News in Brief 25 September 2023
Ukraine: Continued use of torture, rape by Russian troops: rights experts Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant…
Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing…
Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report
Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights…
Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
Palestinian authorities must strengthen fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first…
World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights
“We are not going anywhere” is the message coming from UN nuclear safety watchdog IAEA…
News in Brief 22 September 2023
Russia rights expert says her mandate is ‘bridge to the Russian people’ India: UN rights…
New global action pledge to end TB by 2030
Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday…
Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’
The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic…
World News in Brief: Healthcare crisis in DRC, Türk slams Iran hijab law, welcomes new India bill boosting women
In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating…
UNGA78: 65% of jobs are going to change by 2030 – LinkedIn executive
Global business is rethinking the world of work and by 2030 well over half of…
News in Brief 21 September 2023
Peace is a ‘call to action’: Guterres High seas treaty open for signatures at General…
Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’
The human rights situation within Russia has significantly deteriorated since the invasion of Ukraine last…
Healthcare: Lack of universal coverage, ‘human rights tragedy on a massive scale’
World leaders on Thursday agreed to boost efforts to provide universal health coverage for all…
Yemen: Unsung heroes unite for lasting peace
Communities in Yemen ravaged by nearly nine years of a relentless war are still grappling…
World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine
Peace requires strong mobilization for human rights, sustainable development and the environment, UN Secretary-General António…
Iran using UN nuclear watchdog to ‘retaliate’ against criticism: Grossi
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday that Iran is…
News in Brief 20 September 2023
Climate Ambition Summit: UN chief urges governments to ‘hit fast forward’ Armenia/ Azerbaijan: UN reiterates…
Health chief hails ‘historic milestone’ in race to avert next pandemic
UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to prevent a repeat of the devastating health and…
World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have been using torture as a tool to extract confessions from…
Global leaders discuss healthier future for all: Top 5 fast facts
Some 4.5 billion people, more than half the global population, do not have enough access to…
UNFPA chief envisages world where all pregnancies are wanted, ‘every childbirth is safe’
As Executive Director of UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr. Natalia Kanem…
News in Brief 19 September 2023
Derna, Libya a ‘sad snapshot’ of the state of our world: UN chief Sudan: Children…
UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown
Iran has escalated its crackdown on protests, to prevent public commemoration of Jina Mahsa Amini’s…
World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update
It is high time countries made reparatory justice a priority to address the legacy of…