United Nations
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UN Human Rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani raised concerns about the health and environmental impacts of Israeli and U.S. strikes attacks on oil depots in Tehran as…
News
Hungary’s data protection authority is meant to protect citizens from abuse. But when secrecy, surveillance and political power collide, European courts and institutions have repeatedly raised the same troubling question:…
Europe
The recent conflict involving Iran has led to significant disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a substantial increase in oil prices. This rise, the largest in over a year,…
International
Cynicism, illusions, and imperialist ambitions are accompanying the bombs raining down on Iran in this war between gangster states. Public feuding between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
United Nations
In remarks to the Geneva-based international body, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for urgent action to preserve the 2018 peace agreement between the Government and opposition to prevent fragmentation and retaliatory cycles that…
Press releases
The Palm Holdings LTD The Palm Holdings Ltd. (ADGM) today announced the successful structuring and registration of a USD 300 million private placement. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, February 27,…
Africa
In the space of a week, Sudan’s Kordofan region has witnessed a devastating wave of drone strikes and indiscriminate attacks on civilians that multiple sources have attributed to the Sudanese…
Press releases
Human rights advocates share stories of working for climate justice at a pre-session of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review At UN’s Universal Periodic Review pre-session advocates share stories of working…
United Nations
More than 1.8 million children under five are also at risk of acute malnutrition between now and June, according to latest analysis published on Tuesday by the IPC food security monitoring platform (see our UN News explainer on the platform here). The worrying development…
Council of Europe
Council of Europe move targets antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, and wider religious intolerance As hate incidents and polarisation spill across borders, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has tied the…
