The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at […]
UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief
“You cannot legislate facts out of existence,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, calling on the UK Government […]
After Navalny death, independent expert on rights in Russia asks ‘who is next?’
Speaking exclusively to UN News, she said her office had raised repeated concerns over the past months, among them, over […]
Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison
Mr. Navalny, 47, had lost consciousness and could not be revived, according to media reports. “If someone dies in the […]
Ukraine: UN rights office deplores attack in Russian-occupied Donetsk
Meanwhile, in New York, the Security Council met once again to discuss the war stemming from Russia’s invasion that will […]
Rights experts urge France to protect children from sexual abuse
The experts had previously written to the authorities after receiving information about three cases regarding allegations of sexual abuse of […]
Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a claim by the Ministry of Justice that the so-called “international LGBT movement” was […]
Russians not collectively to blame for Ukraine war: Human rights expert
In a recent interview conducted with UN News, she emphasised the significance of her report and its purpose, holding to […]
Ukraine: Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations
It reveals the deadly toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukrainian civilians, with almost six people killed and 20 wounded […]
Karabakh: Azerbaijan must ‘guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians’
“Azerbaijan must also promptly and independently investigate alleged or suspected violations of the right to life reported in the context […]