US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant for…
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Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
That’s according to Najat Rochdi, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, who is in Damascus meeting several members of…
UN Commission notes new sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit
Commissioner Hanny Megally led the team, which met with officials, including in the Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs. Discussions…
US Lawmaker Challenges Biden Administration Over Adani Charges: Full Text
Influential Republican lawmaker Lance Gooden has challenged the Biden administration’s decision to probe billionaire Gautam Adani’s companies, stating that such…
World News in Brief: Killings of Alawites in Syria, executions in Iran, human rights defenders in Central African Republic
Speaking in Geneva, OHCHR spokesperson Liz Throssell said that the Office was aware of reports and videos allegedly showing the…
Joe Biden Gives George Soros US’ Highest Civilian Award, Elon Musk Reacts
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly criticised US President Joe Biden’s decision to honour billionaire philanthropist George Soros with…
Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals
William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital…
‘RC blog: ‘It will take years to help people deal with the invisible consequences of war”
“I am continually inspired by the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people. As I have travelled to Kharkiv, Kherson,…
In New Year’s Message, Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’
Reflecting on 2024, he stated that “hope has been hard to find”, with wars causing enormous pain, suffering and displacement,…
UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter
The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going…