Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a press release on Monday that Burundi is set to win re-election to the UN Human Rights ...

UN experts on Monday raised alarm over allegations of poor conditions, inhumane treatment, and other international law violations at a Belarus detention center. Following confidential meetings with a ...

Nigeria secures a 2027–2029 seat on the UN Human Rights Council after receiving 172 votes at the ongoing General Assembly.

A record number of countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week voted to support a resolution renewing the ...

United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs requested information regarding potential human rights violations in an Oct. 14 letter to Georgetown University, which the university responded to Dec. 12. Five ...

Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.

The World Sindhi Congress held a photo exhibition and protest outside the UNHRC in Geneva, highlighting alleged human rights violations in Sindh, Pakistan. They raised concerns over enforced ...

In Venezuela’s El Rodeo maximum security prison, some of those detained for political reasons are subject to forced intubation – and prolonged confinement in ...

June 10 (Reuters) - The UN human rights office will deploy a team of investigators to Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war in the ...

Responding to the presentation of a report by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS) on Friday February 27 to the UN Human Rights Council that documents the deteriorating human rights ...

March 11, 2026 — The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran warned in a statement that Iran’s deepening human rights crisis could further deteriorate as military escalation ...