Human Rights: Bouquet for Obama, Brickbats for Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has announced its 2018 Ripple of Hope laureates. The human rights organization has selected – among others – Barack Obama, the 44th President of the…
Michelle Bachelet Appointed New UN Human Rights Chief
After a vote on Friday by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has officially been appointed as High Commissioner for Human…
Michelle Bachelet to Replace Zeid as UN Human Rights Chief
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has decided to appoint Michelle Bachelet as the next head of human rights when the current incumbent Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein retires next month.…
Human Rights Experts Condemn Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom
UN and Inter-American experts on freedom of expression on Thursday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the free press and urged him and his administration to cease efforts…
UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United…
Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February for writing a song critical of government policies. Mr. El…