Americas People Politics World 

UNESCO Releases Report on the Safety of Journalists

December 25, 2020December 27, 2020 RMN News Human Rights, Journalists, UNESCO

The report says that impunity for crimes against journalists continues to prevail. The UNESCO Director-General’s Report responds to a call

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Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World 

Thai Protesters Demand Repeal of Law Against Questioning the Monarchy

December 22, 2020December 25, 2020 RMN News Human Rights, Law, Monarchy, Thailand

The offence carries sentences of between three and 15 years’ imprisonment for defaming, insulting, or threatening the country’s royal family.

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Asia Pacific World 

How Climate Change Affects Human Rights

December 18, 2020December 20, 2020 RMN News Climate Change, Environment, Human Rights

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has developed a series of information catalogs to raise awareness of the human rights

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Asia Pacific World 

UN Experts Alarmed as Cambodia Releases Personal Details of Covid Victims

December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 RMN News Cambodia, Covid, Human Rights, UN

A group of UN human rights experts* has expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication

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Europe Opinion RMN Views World 

UN and the Netherlands Launch Initiative to Protect Journalists

December 13, 2020December 15, 2020 RMN News Human Rights, Journalists, Netherlands, UN, UNESCO

UN Human Rights and UNESCO have joined forces with the Netherlands in a two-year initiative to promote press freedom and

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Europe Political Issues Politics World 

Probe Demanded into Violence Against Protesters in Belarus

November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 RMN News Belarus, Human Rights

The UN human rights experts keep issuing casual condemnation statements which are ignored by the rogue states that are supposed

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