Human Rights
    10.01.2024

    Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

    In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain…
    Peace and Security
    10.01.2024

    World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying

    It opened for signatures in 1996 and has been ratified by 178 countries. Some major powers including the US and…
    Middle East
    10.01.2024

    Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

    They issued a statement expressing shock over the death of Armita Geravand, the teenager who collapsed in the subway in Iran’s capital,…
    Human Rights
    10.01.2024

    At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight

    Addressing the Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety convened by the United Kingdom, at the famous Bletchley Park estate – where Allied…
    Africa
    10.01.2024

    Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur

    The stark report comes against the backdrop of a sharp uptick in fighting between the Government’s Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)…
    Human Rights
    10.01.2024

    Russians not collectively to blame for Ukraine war: Human rights expert

    In a recent interview conducted with UN News, she emphasised the significance of her report and its purpose, holding to account…
    Human Rights
    10.01.2024

    At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

    Volker Türk highlighted the dichotomy at the border crossing, describing it as a “lifeline” for the 2.3 million residents of Gaza over…
    Americas
    10.01.2024

    US ‘at a critical juncture’ in fight against racism: Independent expert

    She travelled across the US between 31 October and 14 November, from Detroit in Michigan to the Louisiana coast, also…
    Middle East
    10.01.2024

    Gaza: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of ‘horror’

    Speaking in Geneva, the High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the parties to the conflict to “create the political space…
    Asia Pacific
    10.01.2024

    Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter

    In the fighting so far, about 70 civilians – and combatants who are out of action – have reportedly been…
    Africa
    10.01.2024

    ‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise

    Hundreds of ethnic Masalit civilians were reportedly killed earlier this month in Ardamata town, West Darfur, by the RSF and…
    Human Rights
    10.01.2024

    Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

    Catherine Russell made the appeal in a statement to mark World Children’s Day, which commemorates the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights…
      10.01.2024

      Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

      10.01.2024

      World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying

      10.01.2024

      Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

      10.01.2024

      At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight

      10.01.2024

      Sudan: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur

      10.01.2024

      Russians not collectively to blame for Ukraine war: Human rights expert

      10.01.2024

      At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes

      10.01.2024

      US ‘at a critical juncture’ in fight against racism: Independent expert

      10.01.2024

      Gaza: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of ‘horror’

      10.01.2024

      Myanmar: Intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter

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