Human Rights
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Karabakh: Azerbaijan must ‘guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians’
A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Wednesday called on Azerbaijan to “guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians” in the…
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US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy
The United States must end “the prolonged pre-trial detention” of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was…
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‘You can’t even face your own parents’, activist against cyberbullying tells Human Rights Council
Anxiety, emotional distress and even child suicide are among the damaging consequences of cyberbullying, and better prevention strategies involving big…
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Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday presented another grim assessment of the situation in Myanmar, detailing escalating horrors inflicted…
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World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro
In Mali, one million children under five are at risk of malnutrition amid polio and measles outbreaks, increased armed violence…
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Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the…
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Ukraine: Rape and torture by Russian forces continuing, rights experts report
Russian forces in Ukraine faced new allegations of war crimes on Monday as UN-appointed independent rights experts published the findings of…
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Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures
Palestinian authorities must strengthen fundamental legal safeguards against torture and ill-treatment, especially from the first moments of detention, a group…
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World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear plant update, Sudan health crisis, reproductive rights
“We are not going anywhere” is the message coming from UN nuclear safety watchdog IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, about the…
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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’
The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic emergency”, independent UN human rights…
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