UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body
South Africa must swiftly set up a watchdog mechanism to examine prisons, detention centres, and…
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Syria rights investigators back calls for earthquake ‘failures’ probe
Top rights investigators appointed by the Human Rights Council on Monday delivered a highly critical…
Myanmar: Social media companies urged to stand up to junta
To Myanmar, where UN-appointed independent rights experts have urged social media companies to do more…
UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities
A “new philosophy” and broader approaches can transform services for persons with disabilities, a UN-appointed…
‘Society raises barriers’ to people with disabilities says activist in Costa Rica
Despite suffering more than 100 bone fractures stemming from a life-long illness, 29-year-old Nicole Mesén…
INTERVIEW: ‘Every other young girl you see in The Gambia has undergone female genital mutilation’
Women in The Gambia face high levels of female genital mutilation (FGM), period poverty (an…
Women in justice: Three trailblazing World Court judges send a powerful message
On the International Day of Women Judges, three trailblazing women judges are sharing their stories…
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – tackling period poverty
Many women and girls in The Gambia are affected by “period poverty”, meaning that they…
News in Brief 10 March 2023
Cyclone Freddy: Mozambique, Malawi brace for more rain Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking…
UN observes first International Day against Islamophobia
The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to Combat Islamophobia with a…
Rghts experts ‘deeply disturbed’ by Russian Wagner Group recruitment of prisoners
UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday said they were “deeply disturbed” by reports of…
News in Brief 9 March 2023
Stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant latest: IAEA Vanuatu emergency: UN aid team deploys after cyclones,…
USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights
A UN independent human rights expert criticized the United States for using extraterritorial jurisdiction to…
A pinch (less) of salt can save lives, WHO says in new report
Implementing sodium reduction policies could save an estimated seven million lives globally by 2030, WHO…
Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears
Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”,…
International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on digital gender equality
The UN General Assembly was awash in a sea of blue on Wednesday as some…
News in Brief 8 March 2023
Afghanistan: Experts urge Taliban to end ‘harmful annihilation’ of women’s freedoms Cholera vaccination campaign begins…
Compromise is crucial in search for peace for sake of all Syrians, urges UN negotiator
The Syrian conflict will only be resolved if all parties involved in it are prepared…
Philippines urged to compensate women survivors of wartime rape by Japanese soldiers
The Philippines violated the rights of women victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military…
New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR
Draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government would result in a de facto…
PODCAST: Resurgence of The Gambia – A small country with big ambitions
The Gambia, the smallest country on the African mainland, and one of the least developed…
PODCAST: Top UN official in Ukraine reflects on a year of war and suffering
It’s been a year since Russian forces invaded neighbouring Ukraine, the beginning of a conflict…
PODCAST: The link between migration, the climate crisis, and human rights
It is becoming increasingly clear that the climate crisis is having a major impact on…
PODCAST: Meet the Special Rapporteurs, independent advocates for human rights
Appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, but independent, unpaid, and free to speak their…
South Sudan faces ‘stark choice’ at critical juncture along road to durable peace
As South Sudan prepares for elections in 2024, the world’s youngest nation sits at a…
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News in Brief 7 March 2023
Secretary-General lands in Poland ahead of Ukraine visit Tropical Cyclone Freddy set to further weaken…
News in Brief 6 March 2023
Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire, impunity is ‘complete’ 2,000 shelters destroyed in Cox’s Bazar…
News in Brief 3 March 2023
Myanmar: Tatmadaw’s ‘scorched earth’ policy in spotlight Iran urged to investigate allegations of school…
News in Brief 2 March 2023
Guterres calls for ‘a path out’ for Al-Hol detainees Ration cuts ‘a matter of life…
News in Brief 1 March 2023
UN’s Guterres heads to Iraq for first visit in 6 years Lack of social protection…
After 30 years of fighting, hunger the last straw for Horn of Africa’s most vulnerable: UNHCR
Survivors of decades of conflict in the Horn of Africa have told the UN how…
Cracking the code to a fairer digital future for women
The inequalities faced by women in the real world are also prevalent online. On International…
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is…
‘Mum does not cry or scream anymore’: Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan
One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very…
Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency
In a new blow for equality in the 21st century workplace, UN labour experts said on Monday that…
UN’s commission on women opens amid vanishing progress on rights
Closing the major gender gap in innovation and technology is the focus of the 67th…
CSW: Advancing women’s rights since 1946
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets in March each year…
For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world
For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth,…
UN rights chief calls for fresh thinking to tackle global challenges
Tackling current complex challenges requires fresh thinking and bolder political leadership to address abuses and…
Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears
Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan,…
‘Hope is rare now in Myanmar’, UN Human Rights Council hears
The Myanmar military has continuously used arbitrary lethal violence against its own people amid an…
Rights experts concerned over intimidation around mega tourism project in Indonesia
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have expressed concern over reports of increased…
Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for…
Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations
Continuing violence against political protesters in Peru must stop, UN-appointed independent experts insisted on Monday,…
Ground-breaking exhibit on slavery gives new generation ‘hope for humanity’
A grain of rice, a golden collar, and a three-metre-long heavy wooden brace to trap…
Tropical cyclone Freddy set to further weaken cholera-hit Malawi
Malawi’s deadly cholera outbreak could worsen if – as expected – Tropical Cyclone Freddy triggers…
WHO chief underscores need for ‘peace for health’ in landmark visit to northwest Syria
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday visited earthquake-ravaged northwest Syria, becoming…
Repealing laws targeting people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives
Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end…
Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns
Cambodian authorities reported two cases of avian flu, including an 11-year-old girl who died of…
Over 1 billion in 43 nations at risk amid cholera outbreaks, WHO says
A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries at…