UN Rights Chief to States: Target Hate Speech and Hate Crimes
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is an annual reminder to us all to do more to…
Libya’s Gaddafi Regime Trial Is Not Fair: UN Report
The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime represented a major…
Humanitarian Crisis: 12 Million People Facing Famine in Yemen
Reports suggest that civilians and civilian objects have been targeted, in violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights…
Aleppo Is Now a Synonym for Hell: Ban Ki-moon
In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon observed that “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping…
Human Rights Situation Going from Bad to Worse in Myanmar
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned Friday the Government of Myanmar that its “short-sighted,…
UN Human Rights Office Welcomes New Colombia Peace Deal
UN High Commissioner for Human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has welcomed the ratification by the Colombian Congress of a…