March 07, 2023
South Sudan: Impunity Drives Cycles of 'Horrific' Crimes, Human Rights Council Hears
Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which continue to cause immense trauma and suffering for civilians in the country, the UN… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Eritrea: Human Rights Situation Remains Dire Amid Complete Impunity, Council Hears
The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of "complete" impunity for State security and defence forces, the UN's deputy human rights chief said on… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Africa: Repealing Laws Targeting People Living With HIV/Aids Saves Lives
Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Senior UN Rights Official Calls On Authorities to Stop 'Appalling' Violence
A top UN human rights official called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts to promote intercommunal trust amid a spate of deadly attacks… Read more »
February 17, 2023
South Sudan: Rights Experts Say Peaceful Transition Crucial, Amid 'Immense Suffering'
South Sudan's leaders must prioritize a peaceful transition as rampant sexual violence and attacks on civilians continue across the world's youngest nation, the UN Commission… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Tunisia: UN Rights Chief Concerned Over Crackdown On Opposition
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia targeting perceived political opponents of President Kais… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Mali: UN Human Rights Chief Calls On Mali to Reverse 'Regrettable' Expulsion Order
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top representative in the country. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Mali: Independent Rights Experts Call for Probe Into Wagner Group's Alleged Crimes
Top UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday called on the authorities in Mali to launch an immediate probe into the mass execution of civilians last year, allegedly by… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Libya: Human Rights Abuses Must Be Addressed, Says UN Probe
Top UN-appointed independent rights investigators on Monday urged the authorities to share more information on mass graves and other serious crimes linked to the country's civil… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Sudan: Progress in Darfur Militia Leader Trial, but Govt Cooperation Wanes
"Swift progress" has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against a former Janjaweed leader in Sudan's Darfur region, but cooperation with the… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: Top UN Body Asks What More Can Be Done to Stop Genocide, Atrocity Crimes
Ambassadors, UN officials and experts from the international community have been sharing ways to better prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity,… Read more »
Africa: Crises Hindering Victim Identification - UNODC Human Trafficking Report
Fewer victims of people trafficking are being identified, even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing their vulnerability, a new report released on Tuesday by the… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Eswatini: UN Rights Chief Condemns 'Cold-Blooded Killing' of Eswatini Human Rights Lawyer
Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Africa: Proving Who You Are - Addressing the Plight of Those With No Legal Identity
People who do not have a legal identity, and cannot prove who they are, are likely to end up without opportunities, and very vulnerable in society. The UN's Legal Identity Agenda… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: UN Report Calls for Re-Thinking Social Protection As the World Ages
With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by the middle of the century, the rights and well-being of older persons must be prioritized in efforts to… Read more »
January 07, 2023
Burkina Faso: Investigation Into 28 Killed in Burkina Faso Must Be Transparent - UN Rights Chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso to ensure that their investigation into the killing of at… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Zambia: Zambia - Abolition of the Death Penalty 'A Historic Milestone'
The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is "a historic milestone', the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement. Read more »
December 30, 2022
Africa: 2022 Year in Review - Celebrating Women Fighting for Their Rights
In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists helping to protect women's rights, which once again, came under attack in many countries throughout… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Malawi: Child Trafficking, Forced Labour Push Thousands to Work On Tobacco Farms - UN Experts
Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday, urging the Government and… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: UN Launches 10-Year Survival Plan for Endangered Indigenous Languages
From Arctic communities desiring to receive public services in their own languages, to the Arhuaco people in Colombia who still speak Ika, indigenous people across the world are… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Amid Intractable Challenges, Solutions Are 'Within Sight' - UN Rights Chief
Just ahead of Human Rights Day on Saturday 10 December, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted that despite so many seemingly "intractable" crises around the world,… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: Rights Experts Call for Greater Global Action to End Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday. Read more »
Egypt: Rights Experts Decry Harassment of Activists Attending COP27
Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of civil society representatives at the COP27 climate change conference,… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Sudan: Human Rights Must 'Be At the Core' of Democratic Transition, Urges Türk
The new UN human rights chief ended his first country visit on Wednesday explaining that he had chosen Sudan to "bring a strong message" that human rights must "be at the core" of… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: COP27 Closes With Deal On Loss and Damage - 'A Step Towards Justice', Says UN Chief #AfricaClimateCrisis
After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, reached agreement on… Read more »