UN Report Reveals Human Rights Violations in Turkey
Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands…
Rampant Human Rights Violations in India: UN Human Rights Chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has voiced his concerns about the increasing human rights…
UN Human Rights Experts Hail #MeToo Movement
A group of UN human rights experts* has lauded the powerful global movement that has shone the spotlight on sexual…
Rule of Law Under Siege in the Maldives: UN Human Rights Experts
The detention of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives is an attack on the independence of the judiciary and…
Emergency in Maldives Is Assault on Democracy: UN Human Rights Chief
The declaration of the State of Emergency in the Maldives by President Abdulla Yameen and the resulting suspension of constitutional…
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…