Russian Journalist to Receive Human Rights Award
Journalist Elena Milashina of Russia’s independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian LGBT activist Igor Kochetkov will receive the 2018 Freedom…
UNESCO Releases World Media Trends Report
The latest edition of UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development has been published and is now…
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…
Criminal Court to Probe Situations in Philippines and Venezuela
A prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mrs Fatou Bensouda, said Thursday that she has decided to open a…
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 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…