New York, Oct 29 (JEN): The international community was strongly urged on Wednesday by a UN rights expert to maintain effective and meaningful efforts to address the continued dire human rig ...

New York, Oct 28 (JEN): Underscoring the “fragile mental and physical condition” of ‘Abyan’ (the pseudonym for a Somalian refugee), who was allegedly raped in Nauru in July and was r ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN): Marking the 70th anniversary of the Organization ahead of UN Day on 24 October, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said there is only one flag that belongs to everyone – ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN): The United Nations expert on religious freedom is calling on all Governments represented at the UN General Assembly “to respect religious practices by children and ...

New York, Oct 20 (JEN): Wrapping up his recent visit to Mali, a United Nations independent expert noted positive developments on the ground but stressed that the “precarious security situa ...

New York, Oct 20 (JEN): Expressing his “deep sadness” at the recent execution by Iran of two juvenile offenders, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday noted with concern ...

New York, Oct 17 (JEN): United Nations human rights experts on Friday expressed their outrage and profound sadness at the execution of a juvenile offender convicted for the death of her husb ...

New Delhi, Oct 17 (JEN): Urging the Europe Union (EU) to safeguard the rights of migrants at risk, especially the most vulnerable, a United Nations human rights expert on Friday called on EU ...

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): The first United Nations human rights expert on albinism on Thursday issued an urgent appeal for coordinated action in southern and eastern Africa to tackle the upsur ...