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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...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk told journalists at a press conference in Khartoum that the military takeover...

Statelessness is “a pervasive and grave human rights violation”, as well as “a blight on humanity”, he said. “Deprived of...

Alaa Abdel Fattah has been arrested many times over more than decade for his activism around violations perpetrated by the...

Mr. Türk has echoed calls from the UN Secretary-General to extend the truce and to work towards a negotiated settlement...

He warned that the latest alarming airstrikes risk seriously worsening the already devastating impact the fighting is having on civilians....

Staff are closely following the human rights situation in the West African country since soldiers ousted Paul-Henri Damiba, who had...

This new wave of reprisals follows years of persistent crackdowns on civil society and human rights defenders, using security as...

The laureates are Ales Bialiatski, a jailed activist in Belarus, the civil society organisations Memorial, which was forced to close...

One of the amendments is a revision of the criminal code that establishes sentences of up to three years in...

“The reality remains that in practice it is almost impossible for States to impose capital punishment while meeting their obligations...

The CRC published its decision after considering a case filed on behalf of six Finnish children who were born in...

“When girls are supported to realize their human rights, they can reach their potential and create a better world for...