Youth Challenge: Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water
For this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. Léo Heller, is organizing an…
Sweden Pledges $100 Million for UNESCO Programs
UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, and the Permanent Delegate of Sweden to UNESCO, Ambassador Annika Markovic, have signed a Programme Cooperation Agreement (PCA). Sweden will allot 430 million Swedish Kronor, approximately…
NHRC Dismisses Petition on Human Rights in Kashmir
The government-controlled National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has dismissed a petition that urged the Commission to constitute an independent team which should visit Kashmir and compile an updated…
France and Italy Urged to Stop Misuse of “Leprosy” in Political Debates
Political leaders in France and Italy must immediately stop using “leprosy” as a metaphor in debates on nationalism, said Tuesday a UN human rights expert. “Remarks reportedly made by the…
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Is a Human Rights Nightmare: UN Chief
On his visit to Bangladesh on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres applauded Bangladesh for giving refuge to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from their homes in Myanmar…
Deterioration of Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory
A UN expert on Friday expressed alarm about the deterioration of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), saying reports received during his visit to the region this week…