Defending Human Rights
Human rights defenders continue to be harassed, attacked, killed and ‘disappeared’ around ... read more
Free flow of information online
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Governments to ensure that the ... read more
Fight against terrorism
The fight against terrorism must never be used as a pretext for abusing basic human rights or ... read more
United Nations
The United Nations human rights expert on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions ... read more
Concerns Over Judicial Abuses In Iran
The United Nations independent expert on the situation of human rights in Iran today voiced ... read more
Sovereignty cannot be used as excuse by States to oppress own people
Sovereignty can no longer be used as excuse by States to oppress their own people or prevent the ... read more
Human Rights Abuse In Belarus
The United Nations today voiced its concern about the arrest of the prominent Belarusian human ... read more
Commentary to the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
In an effort to strengthen protection for human rights defenders across the world, a United ... read more
Israel urged to lift Gaza blockade “entirely and immediately”
A United Nations human rights expert on the occupied Palestinian territories today called on ... read more
Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean
Human rights experts and government officials from 11 countries today began a United ... read more
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UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
An independent United Nations human rights group today called on Chinese authorities to report ... read more
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations human rights officials today voiced deep concern about the situation in Syria, ... read more
Human Rights In China
A group of United Nations human rights experts today voiced serious concern about the recent ... read more
Human Rights In Nepal
The United Nations human rights office and the national commission on caste-based discrimination ... read more
Human rights in East Jerusalem deteriorate, UN told
An independent United Nations expert today raised the alarm on what he called the ... read more
Maldives Calls For Democratic Egypt
By Rita Payne, eTN
(eTN) - President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives has welcomed Hosni Mubarak’s decision to ... read more
Critical Moment of Change in Egypt
LONDON, England - Amnesty International today called on Egypt's authorities to end 30 years of ... read more
Alarm over rights to freedom of expression
A group of United Nations independent human rights experts voiced alarm at limits imposed by ... read more
UN to monitor human rights situation in Tunisia
The UN’s human rights chief will send a team to Tunisia next week to assess the country’s ... read more
Unrest In Tunisia
The United Nations’ top human rights official today urged the Tunisian government to ensure ... read more
National Union of Somali Journalists Protests Beating
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns today an ... read more
Human Rights Diplomat
HANOI, Vietnam - An American political officer at the embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, was attacked by ... read more
Nepal
The peace process in Nepal is at a crossroads as the United Nations winds up its mission there, ... read more
Myanmar Refugees In Thailand
The United Nations refugee agency today urged Thailand not to forcibly return a group of some ... read more
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Zimbabwe puts up for auction 900,000 carats of diamonds
By CHENGETAI ZVAUYA
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe began selling hundreds of thousands of carats of rough diamonds ... read more
