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...

UN welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish death penalty

Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus...

UN calls for extending aid to Syria

Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): As Syria is experiencing its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since the...

UN concerned over Sri Lanka crisis

Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the...

UN says it has credible reports of Russian use of cluster...

New York [US], March 12 (ANI): The UN human rights office has said that it had received "credible reports" of...

UN rights office concerned about disappearance of six people...

New York [US], February 1 (ANI): The UN Human Rights Office expressed concern over the abduction of six individuals...

UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists

New York [US], December 18 (ANI): Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week...

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of...

Iran: Execution of juvenile offender 'deeply alarming and...

Tehran [Iran], November 25 (ANI): The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday condemned Iran's execution of a...