New York, Mar 8 (JEN): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed serious concern on Friday over the conviction of Malaysian opposition leader, Kar ...

New York, Feb 28 (JEN): The establishment of a special Tribunal to prosecute crimes of slavery in Mauritania bring the country one step closer to effectively ending the practice of slavery, ...

New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Friday urged the Iranian Government to immediately halt executions, after voicing deep concern about reports that 80, and p ...

New York, Feb 22 (JEN): A new United Nations report released on Friday outlines the human rights abuses committed by both sides in the conflict that erupted in South Sudan at the end of last ...

New York, Feb 21 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Thursday denounced the killing of Ukrainian journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi and called for ...

New York, Feb 20 (JEN): The independent United Nations expert tasked with monitoring the human rights situation in Myanmar on Wednesday welcomed the improvements that have been made, but hig ...

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): Libya’s new law could place undue restrictions on freedom of expression and opinion, the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday warned while also expres ...

New York, Feb 18 (JEN): A grim array of human rights abuses, driven by “policies established at the highest level of the State,” have been and continue to be committed in the Dem ...

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): A new report launched on Friday by the United Nations spotlights the significant impact of young migrants on origin, transit and destination countries and communitie ...