Europe to Implement European Court of Human Rights Judgments
Europe to Implement European Court of Human Rights Judgments What human rights are being violated in Europe? Which European country has the most human rights? How powerful is the European…
India Faces Risk of Mass Violence Under Hindu Nationalist Regime: U.S. Report
India Faces Risk of Mass Violence Under Hindu Nationalist Regime: U.S. Report The U.S. ignores the events of hate, human rights violations, and growing religious animosity in India, because its…
Volker Türk Expresses Shock at Death Sentences by Military Courts in Myanmar
Volker Türk Expresses Shock at Death Sentences by Military Courts in Myanmar The latest convictions would bring the total number of individuals sentenced to capital punishment to 139 individuals since…
Volker Türk Asks Egypt to Release Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday (8 November) expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities have not yet released blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah,…
Forced Returns to Myanmar Must Stop: Volker Türk
Since the beginning of the military coup on 1 February 2021, at least 70,000 people have fled Myanmar. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has called for a moratorium on…
Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office
A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces against protesters, and reports of arbitrary arrests and the killing…