Rights
On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday (October 24, 2023) pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from worsening further. more
Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres

With 735 million people going hungry last year and three billion unable to afford a healthy diet, the world is “going backwards on our goal of zero hunger by 2030”, the UN chi ...

Pakistan expels more than 3,000 Afghan refugees

Pakistan has expelled over 3000 Afghanistan refugees from the country.

Somalia: Insecurity worsens, civilians pay the price

Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking a heavy toll on civilians, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Cou ...

Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva ...

UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians amid Israel-Gaza crisis

UN independent human rights experts on Thursday (October 19, 2023) voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and victims of terrorism caught up in the Israel-Gaza crisis.

China's dark shadow: Forced repatriation of North Korean escapees sparks international outcry

In a recent meeting between South Korea's Foreign Minister, Park Jin, and the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, Julie Turner, a veiled warning was issued to Chi ...

Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans

Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.

Uyghur inmates in a Chinese prison forced to work for 12-14 hours in vast fields

A large number of Uyghur inmates in Xinjiang's Keriye Prison are forced to work for  12-14 hours a day in vast fields of red dates called jujubes, media reports said.

Afghanistan refugees say their houses were destroyed by Pakistan Army

Pakistani-Afghan refugees have claimed Pakistani Army personnel have destroyed their houses to force them to leave the country.