Reuters Reporters to Share Press Freedom Prize
Journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone (Myanmar) will share this year’s UNESCO / Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an international jury of media professionals. Both…
UN Human Rights Experts Condemn India for Rohingya Deportations
In a statement released Tuesday, UN human rights experts* condemned the Indian Government’s decision to deport three more Rohingya to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations…
No Place for Capital Punishment: António Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday, February 27, that the death penalty has no place in the twenty-first century. He was addressing the seventh World Congress against the Death Penalty,…
Michelle Bachelet Concerned over Violence in Venezuela
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet has condemned violent scenes at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within Venezuela itself. In particular, according to…
European Parliament Asks India to Stop Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
Pakistan’s Ambassador at the UN in New York Maleeha Lodhi met the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to discuss Kashmir issue. By Rakesh Raman Members of European Parliament, according to…
End Female Genital Mutilation: António Guterres
End Female Genital Mutilation UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), observed on 6 February, said that nearly…