Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office
A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces…
Police Kill 18 Peaceful Protesters in Myanmar: UN Human Rights Office
As the Myanmar dictators continue to attack peaceful protesters, the UN Human Rights Office has condemned the state violence on…
Political Corruption Causing Protests and Unrest Around the World: UN
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed deep concern over the ongoing unrest erupting in most…
UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an…
Islamic State Terrorists Continue to Use Human Shields in Mosul
The United Nations (UN) human rights wing said Tuesday it has received reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and…
Islamic State Fighters Abduct 8,000 Families in Mosul
Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people…