Health
After years of criticism from disability-rights advocates, UN experts and civil society, the Council of Europe is under renewed pressure to abandon its draft protocol on involuntary placement and treatment…
United Nations
Briefing ambassadors for the first time as Deputy Special Envoy, Claudio Cordone pointed to the 30 January ceasefire and integration agreement between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces…
United Nations
“We can only expect worse to come” unless action is taken to halt the bloodshed, Mr. Türk told Member States at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, as he reiterated…
Opinion
“We can only expect the worst” Unless steps are taken to stop the bloodshed, Türk told member states at the Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva, where he reiterated his…
Africa
As the Human Rights Council prepares to convene on February 9, growing evidence links external support—to atrocities in the Darfur region, while the gum arabic trade emerges as a critical…
Europe
KINGNEWSWIRE // Press release // United for Human Rights and Youth for Human Rights expand rights-literacy resources used by educators, civic groups and local partners across Europe BRUSSELS, Belgium —…
Europe
New Year’s 2026 review cites community work in La Llum district and nearly 200 local volunteers supporting education and emergency response KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE // VALENCIA, Spain—15 January 2026—A…
United Nations
The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms. Shamdasani rejected the US justification for…
News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question to the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking…
News
Ambassadors briefing Tuesday, UN Under-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that the US military presence and operations off the coast of Venezuela have grown since the last Council meeting discussed the issue…
