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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned Friday the Government of Myanmar that its “short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous” approach to handling the crisis in northern…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein said Wednesday in Geneva that he is appalled that the deal enabling the evacuation of many thousands of civilians,…
Leading human rights organization, Amnesty International has launched an online tool to highlight the rising wave of attacks against environmental activists across the Americas. Speak out for Defenders! features dozens…
It is a common belief in India that the government-run National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a toothless department that cannot challenge government decisions effectively. As a result, succesive governments…
While Russia is often accused of human rights violations, the country has decided to show its regard for people’s rights and philanthropic activities. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin presented…
As human rights violations are happening all around the world, the United Nations (UN) is observing Human Rights Day today, 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948,…