UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers
Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers…
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Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa
Amina Mohammed was speaking at a meeting focused on strengthening counter-terrorism on the continent, convened by Algeria, the Council president…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting…
Diljit Dosanjh’s Panjab ’95 Release Delayed
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Diljit Dosanjh’s much-anticipated biopic, Panjab 95 is not releasing in India on February 7. Based on the life…
Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
Read our story here: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in…
Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?
For years, UN human rights bodies have been documenting, monitoring and publishing reports on abuses, and bringing Syria’s dire human…
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah…
UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both countries, but…
New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
“Most disturbingly, in 2024 we witnessed an alarming rise in the toll of civilian casualties,” Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors. She…
UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
Speaking from Damascus after meeting the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Mr. Türk said that he had been…