UN Experts Urge European Union to Protect Child Rights
The primary UN body monitoring child rights on Wednesday urged European countries to end the detention of children in the…
DACA: Experts Urge U.S. to Protect Rights of Young Migrants
UN human rights experts* have called on the United States to urgently address the situation of hundreds of thousands of…
UNESCO Releases Curriculum on Sexuality Education
UNESCO has published an updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, which advocates for quality comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) to…
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 Government Must Stop Repressive Practices: UN Expert
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, lamented the decades long cycle of violence…
UN Reports Upsurge in Civilian Casualties in War-Torn Syria
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the upsurge in civilian casualties in Eastern Ghouta in…