Female Genital Mutilation Is a Violation of Human Rights
Speaking a day ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations youth…
Myanmar Denies Access to UN Human Rights Rapporteur
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, is visiting the country’s neighbours Bangladesh and…
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Turkey Not to Extend Emergency
United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under…
UN Human Rights Experts to Review Children’s Rights
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is meeting in Geneva from 15 January to 2 February to…
UN Human Rights Chief Urges Iran to Investigate Protest Deaths
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities “to handle the…
Myanmar Refuses Access to UN Human Rights Expert
The Government of Myanmar has informed UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee that all access to the country has been denied…