Michelle Bachelet to Replace Zeid as UN Human Rights Chief
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has decided to appoint Michelle Bachelet as the next head of human rights when…
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…
UN Experts to Release Report on Human Rights Violations in Myanmar
United Nations human rights experts have concluded a five-day visit to Bangladesh, where they met newly arrived Rohingya refugees from…
UN Office Stands by Its Report on Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
The UN Human Rights Office has deplored Indian government’s reaction to the first-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir that…
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Human Rights Nightmare: UN Chief
On his visit to Bangladesh on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres applauded Bangladesh for giving refuge to hundreds of…
UN Experts Urge India to Release Human Rights Defender Saibaba
UN rights experts* urged India on Thursday to release human rights defender Dr. G.N. Saibaba, a wheelchair user with severe…