UN Calls for Protection of Writers in Bangladesh
In the wake of recent violence against publishers, writers, bloggers and civil society groups by extremists in Bangladesh, the United…
Are Russian Airstrikes Killing Civilians in Syria?
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented 39891 airstrikes carried out by the regime air force in a year…
UN Chief Condemns Suicide Attacks in Chad
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the five simultaneous suicide attacks in Baga Sola sous-prefecture in Chad Sunday, which left scores…
Tunisian Quartet Gets Nobel Peace Prize for 2015
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian…
UN Welcomes U.S. Decision to Release 6,000 Prisoners
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Wednesday the decision by the United States Government to release 6,000 inmates from federal…
Appeal to Pakistan to End Death Penalty
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has reiterated their call on Pakistan to reinstate a moratorium on…