Human Rights

“Like many countries, Iran has environmental issues. The sanctions not only prevent the Iranian Government from addressing them effectively; they...

Secretary-General António Guterres credited the more than 80 per cent of those who cross borders in a safe and orderly...

Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran found him guilty of moharebeh or...

Moreover, he added, it was performed in the presence of local residents and some senior members of the de facto...

Signed in the capital Khartoum after months of negotiations following last year’s military coup which derailed the transition, the agreement...

Tendayi Achiume, an independent UN human rights expert, who monitors racism and related intolerance, worries that in recent years there...

As the Russian invasion erodes the security of Ukrainians across the country, the risk to women and girls is two-fold....

This first global survey on experiences of violence and harassment at work, aims to provide a better understanding and awareness...

In his message, Mr. Guterres noted that greater public-private sector collaboration is needed, in order to develop strategies that benefit...

“Millions are being plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life by these strikes”, he said. “Taken as a...

“In recent months, violations of women and girls’ fundamental rights and freedoms in Afghanistan, already the most severe and unacceptable...

Three years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth   Some 110,00 youth under age...

In a statement kicking off the “UNiTE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls campaign”, they reminded that an...

Additionally, this violence continues hamper equality, development, peace and the fulfillment of women and girls’ human rights – preventing the...

The report looks at the impact of discrimination on children and shows the extent to which racism and discrimination affect...