Human Rights
From Afghanistan and Sudan to Ukraine and child rights, the 61st regular session maps the year’s global human-rights agenda The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) is convening its sixty-first…
Religion
The new OHCHR report, Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, reveals a critical gap in global anti-discrimination protections. Presented to the 61st UN Human…
United Nations
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk said that although the “killing on the streets of Iran may have subsided…the brutality continues”. He said that violent repression did…
Human Rights
The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and “this year has seen intense attacks along the frontline, and massive airstrikes, largely in populated areas,” he told…
News
Climbing conflicts in Ukraine In an oral update, il à Marques Kehris, Deputy Secretary General of the UN Human Rightsreported a strong escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. Civil victims increased…
Human Rights
Escalating conflict in UkraineIn an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, reported a sharp escalation in hostilities in Ukraine.Civilian casualties have surged, with April to…
Human Rights
Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence in 2024 – more than double the 2023 figure – amid a…
News
On the record of 83 million people in internal in the world, at least 1.2 million were moved by the violence linked to crime in 2024 - more than double…
Human Rights
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to a report Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, presented to…
News
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the greatest number reported since 2015, according to a report Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada al-Nashif, presented to…
