CSW: Advancing women’s rights since 1946
At current rates, it will take almost another three centuries to bring about equality for women and girls. Hobbled by persistent inequalities, about 383 million women and girls live in…
10 years imprisonment for human rights Nobel laureate
A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Alice Bialitsky to 10 years in prison, the convict says, saying he was convicted for political reasons. Foreign news…
Nobel laureate human rights activist sentenced to 10 years in prison
In Belarus, Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Alice Bialitsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to a foreign news agency, Alice Bialitsky has been convicted of tax evasion…
Food rationing for Rohingya refugees a ‘matter of life and death’: rights expert
The development follows the UN World Food Programme (WFP)’s announcement that it would be cutting back on assistance to those sheltering in the vast Cox’s Bazar camp complex from 1…
Crimes against humanity likely committed in Nicaragua, says independent rights probe
Unveiling their first report to be delivered to the Human Rights Council on Friday, the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua urged the international community to impose sanctions on…
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to limiting the practice to only the most serious crimes.…
Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine
Speaking only days since a large majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, the UN chief stressed that…
Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries
The members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries also called for greater oversight by the Government as well as stronger integration of human rights in domestic…
DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to the country on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating…
Ukraine: deliberate destruction of culture must stop, say rights experts
According to humanitarian workers, at least six people were killed on Tuesday after Russian missiles struck a busy street in the city of Kherson. Most of the victims were standing…