Rights

United States: Planned execution of seriously ill man may amount to torture, warn UN experts

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): Two United Nations human rights experts have urged the Government of the United States to halt the execution a seriously ill person stressing that given his health condition, the use of lethal injection could possibly amount to torture. more

Migrant deaths along US-Mexico border remain high despite drop in crossings – UN agency

New York, Feb 7 (JEN): The number of migrants losing their lives attempting to cross the United States-Mexico border in 2017 remained high in spite of substantial decrease in the number o ...

US removal of textbook with ‘distorted’ depiction of slavery from classrooms applauded by UN experts

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): A team of United Nations human rights experts is supporting a recent decision by a United States school district in Connecticut to remove offensive and ina ...

Foreign Missions in New Delhi celebrate commitment of their country to full equality for all human beings regardless of sexual orientation

New Delhi, June 17 (Just Earth News): This June, we the undersigned diplomatic missions in India’s capital, reaffirm our countries’ strong commitment to equal rights for lesbian, gay, bi ...