Food rationing for Rohingya refugees a ‘matter of life and death’: rights expert
The development follows the UN World Food Programme (WFP)’s announcement that it would be cutting back on…
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death…
Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries
The members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries also called for…
Internet for Trust Conference discusses guidelines for online platforms
More than 4,300 people participated in the Internet for Trust Conference, organized by the UN…
UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion
Matilda Bogner, Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), told journalists…
UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry
“Over 100 million people rely on artisanal gold mining for their livelihoods, so it’s critical…
Shuttering ‘rabbit holes’ of hate: Holocaust survivors send powerful message in new documentary
The six-hour-long documentary “The US and the Holocaust”, released in 2022, sheds light on the…
United States: UN rights experts gravely concerned over ‘brutal deaths’ at hands of police
Keenan Anderson died in Los Angeles after being repeatedly tased by police following a chase…
Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalizing activists saving migrant lives at sea
Preliminary criminal proceedings opened last May in Sicily against 21 people charged with aiding and…
Cambodia positioned to fully integrate LGBT people into society, UN expert says
In presenting his conclusions at the end of a 10-day visit to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and…