Human Rights: Rohingya Refugees Threaten to Commit Suicide
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the Government of Bangladesh to halt plans for the repatriation of more than 2,200 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.…
Midterm Election: Over 100 Elected Women to Join U.S. Congress
UN Women – a UN agency for gender equality – celebrates the achievements of women who participated in the 2018 U.S. midterm election on Tuesday. The UN agency said Thursday…
Rohingya Refugees May Face Violence Again in Myanmar: UN Expert
Rohingya Refugees May Face Violence Again in Myanmar: UN Expert A UN human rights expert has implored Bangladesh to shelve plans to start repatriating Rohingya refugees to Rakhine State this…
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to Meet in Geneva
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) will meet in Geneva from 5 to 16 November 2018 to review Japan and Portugal, and conduct a follow-up dialogue with Mexico. The…
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists In the past twelve years (2006-2017) close to 1010 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to…
Khashoggi Murder: Michelle Bachelet Demands Impartial Investigation
Khashoggi Murder: Michelle Bachelet Demands Impartial Investigation The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday stressed that the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi must be…