Honoring women Life Freedom
A Film Festival entitled "Honoring women Life Freedom "was organised in United Nations plaza New york on September 14th by Empower Women…
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Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on…
Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from…
UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks
“There has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine,” said Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator…
Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan
“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five…
Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis
In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) body found that attacks on civilians, escalating fighting, economic decline and human…
Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk
“Human rights in Afghanistan are in a state of collapse,” he told the Human Rights Council, before sounding the alarm over ongoing reports…
Sri Lanka urged to conduct probe into 2019 attack
Addressing the forum in Geneva, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada-Al Nashif also urged the Sri Lankan authorities to accelerate investigations and…
War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators
“The frequency and intensity of war crimes and crimes against humanity has only increased in recent months,” said Nicholas Koumjian, head of…
Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link
Addressing the opening of the Council’s 54th session, Mr. Türk strongly condemned the “old, blunt, brutal politics of repression” as exemplified by…