Tunisia: UN experts urge swift action to uphold migrants’ rights
“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international…
WFP forced to slash food aid as half of all Haitians go hungry
This reduction in aid comes at a time when Haiti is grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis, with almost half of its…
UN chief regrets Russia’s decision to withdraw from grain deal
Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global…
Russia: UN rights experts call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich
Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression,…
Devastating rights violations against Indigenous people must end
He was speaking in Geneva at the annual meeting on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, referencing in-depth conversations he had had in…
Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound
Global immunisation services reached four million more children in 2022, compared with the previous year as countries increase efforts meant to combat…
Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says
“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths,…
Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters
The demonstrations began over what many Kenyans view as unfair tax hikes and rising inflation in the country, according to news reports. OHCHR…
Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere…
Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans
According to the experts, hundreds of Eritreans were also subjected to summary deportations at the end of June. “Collective expulsions are prohibited…