International Criminal Court: Russia urged to withdraw arrest warrants for judges
“We share the concerns expressed on Tuesday by the Presidency of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties that these actions are unacceptable,…
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Ethiopia: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as rights probe mandate ends
The independent rights investigators’ final report comes as their mandate ended on Friday, coinciding with the end of the UN Human Rights…
From Apathy to Action: Exposing the Threat of Hamas and Anti-Semitism in Western Society
Inter-religious meetings promote "living together," but why are they absent when it comes to supporting Jewish friends or condemning Islamic terrorism? Let's…
UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia
The United Nations extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, an independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for a…
World News in Brief: recovery efforts in Ukraine, human rights in Sudan and WHO report
“Our team has mobilized and is currently implementing more than $1 billion in recovery and development initiatives across the country,” UN spokesperson…
Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR
“This is one of the largest protection crises that we are faced with today,” said Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR’s Regional Director for…
Iran: Rights experts ‘dismayed’ over continued imprisonment of Nobel Laureate Mohammadi
Ms. Mohammadi has been arrested multiple times, the first arrest being in 2011 for her advocacy for incarcerated human rights activists and…
UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
“The incident reports that we see coming out of Ethiopia are deeply disturbing and constitute a call for action,” said Alice Wairimu…
UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic,…
UN rights expert urges key reforms in Cambodia
Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, also said that the hereditary succession to power raised…