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New York, China has pledged to eradicate poverty in rural areas by 2020 during a scheduled United Nations review of the country’s human rights record, amid concerns over the alleged arbitrary detention of religious and ethnic minorities there. more
UN hails Human Rights Declaration as tool for conflict and poverty prevention

New York, As the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) this year, the United Nations General Assembly dedicated a high- ...

I dream of holding a pride march in Kashmir: Aijaz Ahmad Bund

Unlike other Indian states, LGBTQ community in Jammu and Kashmir did not revel in the joy of the Indian Supreme Court verdict  that decriminalised gay sex. Kashmir has its own consti ...

Nicaragua banishes UN human rights team for critical report

Managua: The Nicaraguan government has ordered a team of United nations human rights to leave the country, after the latter submitted a report critical of President Daniel Ortega's ad ...

‘Bleakest period yet’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN human rights expert

New York: Reports of the indignities faced by people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have “painted the bleakest picture yet” of the human rights situation there, a Unite ...

Saudi Arabia: UN experts push for prompt release of women human rights defenders

New York: A ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia may have officially ended at the weekend, but on Wednesday, nine United Nations experts called for the immediate release of a number of wo ...

US transgender woman removed from restaurant when she refuses to show ID to access bathroom

Washington: A transgender woman in the US alleged that she was forcibly removed from a restaurant in Washington when she did not show her ID to use the women's bathroom.

OHCHR Report on Kashmir human rights is seriously flawed and biased, says European think tank group

Amsterdam: The human rights report on Kashmir by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) glosses over the cross-border terrorism exported by Pakistan w ...

Human rights under attack, ‘no longer a priority; a pariah’ – UN rights chief

New York: The world is sliding back on human rights and its principles are under attack in all corners of the globe, the top United Nations rights official warned on Tuesday, urging peopl ...

UN warns of ‘deteriorating climate’ for human rights defenders in Guatemala

New York, May: It’s becoming increasingly dangerous to defend the rights of indigenous people in Guatemala, the United Nations human rights office warned on Friday, following the mu ...