July 25, 2022
Libya: Human Rights Abuses, Political Stalemates, Electoral Delays Mar Progress
The overall situation in Libya remains "highly volatile", Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Africa: Why the UN General Assembly Must Back the Right to a Healthy Environment #AfricaClimateCrisis
In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Read more »
July 21, 2022
Kenya: Respect for Fundamental Rights Key to Peaceful Elections - UN Experts
Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month's general election to foster an enabling civic space to ensure… Read more »
July 09, 2022
Burkina Faso: Rebuilding a Future for the Displaced People of Burkina Faso
Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Libya: New Suspected Mass Graves Found in Tarhuna, Says UN Human Rights Probe
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Sudan: Sudan - UN Human Rights Chief Alarmed Over Killing of Protesters By Security Forces
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at least nine protesters by security forces in Sudan a day earlier, including a… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Investigators Announce Investigation Into Oromia Killings
UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they've launched a probe into an alleged massacre of at least 200 people in Ethiopia's Oromia region. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Central Africa: Human Rights Under Threat in DR Congo and Beyond, Security Council Hears
The resurgence of the M23 armed group has "broad repercussions" for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for… Read more »
June 24, 2022
Africa: Overturning of Roe V. Wade Abortion Law a 'Huge Blow to Women's Human Rights' Warns Bachelet
Friday's decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights… Read more »
Africa: Internet Shutdowns Impact Human Rights, Economy, and Day to Day Life
The dramatic real-life effects of shutdowns of the internet on people's lives and human rights are vastly underestimated, the UN human rights office warns in a report released on… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Central African Republic: Peace Process Languishing, Despite Escalating Attacks, UN Security Council Told
Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic's political process, which has lapsed into a state of "de facto lethargy" even as horrific attacks against… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Africa: Hate Speech 'Dehumanizes Individuals and Communities' - Guterres
Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion and "threatens the common values and principles that bind us together," the UN chief said in his message for… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Africa: Ukraine and Rising Global Insecurity Test Us All, Says UN Rights Chief
War in Ukraine continues to cause mayhem and "destroy the lives of many", and it is everyone's responsibility to limit the global food, fuel and financial crisis" that it has… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Zambia: Rights Office Welcomes Pledge to Abolish the Death Penalty
Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision. Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: Human Rights Must Be 'Front and Centre' in the Fight Against Terrorism - Guterres
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told a… Read more »
July 29, 2016
Congo-Kinshasa: Six Years On, UN Envoy Calls for Action in Walikale Mass Rape
Ahead of the six-year remembrance of a mass rape of more than 300 civilians residents of the Walikale region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by armed groups, the… Read more »
October 10, 2012
Mali: UN Accuses Rebels of Ruling Through Drug Money
Radical Islamists who seized northern Mali earlier this year are maintaining their control through fear and drug money, imposing an extremist version of Muslim Sharia law and… Read more »
May 28, 2009
Chad: Former Leader to Remain in Senegal Pending Final Ruling By UN Court
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued an order leaving former Chadian president Hissène Habré in the custody of Senegal, where he is… Read more »
April 11, 2008
Chad: In Move Welcomed By UN, Senegal Can Now Try Former Leader
The top United Nations human rights official has welcomed changes to Senegal's constitution to make it possible for national courts to try crimes against humanity, paving the way… Read more »
June 27, 2007
Central African Republic: Country Facing Precarious Situation - UN Report
The situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains extremely precarious, marked by deteriorating humanitarian conditions, repeated violations of human rights, a culture of… Read more »
June 21, 2007
Sierra Leone: UN Official Applauds Guilty Verdicts for Rebel Leaders
The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict has welcomed the judgment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), which found three former rebel leaders guilty of… Read more »