Singapore, Rights experts call for moratorium on the death penalty
Experts appointed called for Singapore to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment, the Government’s continued use of the death penalty for…
Sudan: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer
Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and suffering the disastrous consequences of the…
UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta
“The international community’s response to the crisis in Myanmar is failing, and that failure has contributed to a lethal downward spiral that…
UN condemns ‘inexcusable’ deadly airstrikes in Ukraine
Dozens of civilians across the country were killed and injured, and homes and other vital infrastructure, destroyed. More than 20 people were…
China: ‘Vocational training’ programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
“Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have reportedly been ‘transferred’ from their traditional rural lives to low-skilled and low-paid employment since 2015, through…
New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the Public Order Bill “deeply troubling legislation”, after it completed its passage through…
UN humanitarians will return to Khartoum ‘as quickly as possible’: UN aid coordinator
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Abdou Dieng, speaking from Port Sudan, told reporters in the briefing room in New York that senior leadership…
Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN
The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and…
Syria: UN envoy points to ‘important juncture’ in efforts towards peace
“We are at a potentially important juncture, with renewed attention on Syria – particularly from the region – that could assist our…
Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur
Volker Perthes, who is also head of UN Transition Assistance Mission UNITAMS, welcomed the lull in fighting in some parts of the…