Gaza fatalities surpass 10,000; Rafah border crossing reopened

In a tragic development, over 10,000 Palestinians have lost their lives in Gaza since hostilities began on...

OHCHR expresses concern over ongoing arrests in Afghanistan

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCRR) called on the Taliban to immediately release...

Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 attacks

The Lankan Supreme Court last week ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the...

Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar: UN

To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free...

Turk calls for coordinated approach to protect Myanmar refugees

"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that...

UN rights chief alarmed at conduct of Myanmar military courts

At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the...

50 UN member states condemn Xinjiang rights abuses in China

The UN members state that the release of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...

"Headache for China", says expert after UN drops Xinjiang report

Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Just minutes before her four-year term ended, UN High Commissioner for Human...

China slams UN report on Xinjiang and calls it 'farce'

Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China on Thursday slammed the UN human rights office over a report that found...

UN calls for release of Saudi woman imprisoned for tweeting

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 (ANI): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year...

'Press freedom increasingly under threat in Cambodia'

Geneva [Switzerland], August 3 (ANI): Journalists in Cambodia are increasingly being subjected to various forms of...

Malaysia govt agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a...