Thai Protesters Demand Repeal of Law Against Questioning the Monarchy
The offence carries sentences of between three and 15 years’ imprisonment for defaming, insulting, or threatening the country’s royal family.…
How Climate Change Affects Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has developed a series of information catalogs to raise awareness of the human rights…
Russia Urged to Drop Legislation That Violates the Rights of NGOs
European human rights standards on the legal status of NGOs provide that they should be free to pursue their objectives.…
Fighting the Shadow Pandemic of Violence Against Women
According to UN Women, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence…
India Must Stop Arbitrary Arrests of Activists: Michelle Bachelet
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday (October 20) appealed to the Government of India to safeguard…
UN Expert Raises Alarm Over Mass Evictions in Delhi Amid Pandemic
To avoid community spread of the Covid-19 virus, the UN expert called on the Government to install a ban on…