Venezuela: Human Rights Violations Repress Political Dissent
A report by the UN Human Rights Office reveals that extensive human rights violations and abuses have been committed in…
UNESCO Demands Investigation into the Murder of Journalist
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, on Tuesday denounced the killing of award-winning journalist Javier Arturo Valdez Cárdenas in Culiacán…
Irina Bokova Condemns Murder of Journalist in Mexico
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, denounced Tuesday the killing of journalist Miroslava Breach Velducea in the capital of northern…
UNESCO Invites Nominations for Press Freedom Prize
UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional…
UN Agencies Express Concern over Trump’s Muslim Ban Order
By Rakesh Raman A number of United Nations (UN) human rights and refugee welfare agencies have expressed their anguish over…
One Journalist Killed Every Four Days in 2016: UN Agency
More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations (UN) agency tasked…