OHCHR to set up office in Bangladesh, MOU signed

The Government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United...

“Siege in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 782 dead,” says UN report

The ongoing siege and hostilities in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur State, have left at least 782...

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...

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...

United Nations criticises China's human rights abuses

The presentation, "The situation of Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang," comes after the report...

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)...

Pakistani Minister uses state media to fuel enmity: Report

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): A Federal Minister and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Mian...

UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum...

Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya,...

Former UN employee claims China wants to ensure the Uyghur...

Beijing [China], December 3 (ANI): A United Nations employee, who was fired last week for accusing the Office of the...

Senior UN Human Rights official to visit Mali from Nov 1-6

New York [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris will pay...

Taliban must stop violence on demonstrators, reporters, says...

Geneva [Switzerland], September 10 (ANI): The Taliban must stop resorting to violence and the persecution of...

UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over...

Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the...