UN Human Rights Office Admits Its Failure in Myanmar
Since the UN Human Rights office has lost its relevance, it must be shuttered immediately and the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet should resign instead of sitting on her…
Report Reveals Impact of Covid-19 and Coup d’Etat on Myanmar
The study warns that, if unchecked, the combined effect of these two crises could push up to 12 million people into poverty. Myanmar, a least developed country, has made significant…
UN Rights Chief Raises Concerns Over Proposed UK Law
The Bill, in its current form, risks undermining key human rights obligations that the UK has committed itself to respect. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on…
How Covid-19 Worsens the State of Human Rights in the World
The report paints a dismal picture of the failures of global leaders whose handling of the pandemic has been marked by opportunism and total contempt for human rights. The global…
Belarus Must End Police Brutality on Protesters: UN Experts
A group of UN human rights experts* on April 1 called on Belarus to end the continued pattern of excessive use of force, arrests, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment against protesters…
UN Expert Calls for Emergency Summit on Myanmar Crisis
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, on March 25 warned that the pace and scope of the international response to the military…