UN Human Rights Office Comments on Supreme Court Order on Kashmir
The court judgment said that an order passed under Section 144 which restricts the assembly of people should state the material facts so as to enable its judicial review. By…
U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Cruel Cuban Leader, Warns Modi and Shah of India
The increasing turmoil in India will have serious consequences for the entire world. In order to avert this fateful situation, the sanctions – including trade, travel, and transaction – on…
UN to Launch Global Conversation UN75 in 2020
To mark UN Day, Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that next year’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations will feature a large and inclusive global conversation on…
Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Journalist Khashoggi’s Murder
Ignoring the findings of a report prepared by a UN Special Rapporteur, Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi…
Netherlands Court Orders to Protect Human Rights from Climate Change
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday (December 20) applauded a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands which requires the State to take more…
Indian Citizenship Law is Against Muslims: UN Human Rights Office
“We are concerned that India’s new Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA 2019 is fundamentally discriminatory in nature,” Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle…