Nicaragua withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that ...
UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world. He lashed out at voices of ...
Thailand deports 40 Uyghurs back to China as human rights groups worry for their safety
China confirmed Thailand deported 40 Chinese nationals on Thursday, despite human rights organizations and members of the U.S ...
Global consensus on human rights is crumbling, UN rights chief says
The U.N. human rights chief on Monday warned that a system of global protections built in the decades after World War Two has ...
Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns
Human rights groups warned that the Uyghurs, who were held in Bangkok for more than a decade, will face mistreatment from ...
American censored by UN Human Rights Council, accused of using 'disrespectful language'
Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights ...
Thai PM says human rights must be followed, amid concern over Uyghurs
International standards and human rights principles must be followed, Thailand's prime minister said on Thursday, in response ...
Nicaraguan government is cementing total control of the state and violating rights, UN experts warn
A panel of United Nations experts on Wednesday warned that the Nicaraguan government has dismantled the last remaining checks ...
Human rights expert accuses UN peacekeepers of violations in Central Africa Republic
United Nations peacekeeping forces and Russian mercenaries are carrying out human rights violations in the Central African ...
Nicaragua withdraws from Migration and Labour Organizations amid human rights criticism
The declaration comes a day after Ortega’s administration announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights ...
Dallas teens addressing United Nations council to advocate for Afghan girls
A dozen Dallas teens are urging the United Nations Human Rights Council this week to advance women’s rights and regional ...
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Is the UN’s Human Rights Agenda in Jeopardy?
The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR ...