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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday urged the South Sudanese government to protect civilians from ongoing violence and human rights … Read more: UN human rights chief urges South Sudan to end violence and human rights violationsContinue Reading

Calls for renewed commitment & scaled up financing for human rights to tackle rising conflict, discrimination, inequality, … Read more: UN Human Rights on Twitter: "UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk's Global Update at #HRC52 …Continue Reading

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. On International Women's Day, the Iranian Students' Association … Read more: International Women's Day: Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi – UARK NewsContinue Reading

Myanmar's junta has slammed the UN's human rights chief for making "irrelevant" remarks after he said the military may have committed war crimes … Read more: Myanmar Junta Slams UN Human Rights Chief's 'Irrelevant' Comments | Barron'sContinue Reading

Uyghur journalist Gulchehra Hoja discusses the human rights situation for Uyghur women in the Xinjiang region of China, why authoritarian regimes … Read more: The Latest @ USIP: The Fight for Uyghur Women's Human Rights in ChinaContinue Reading

International Women's Day: The Need for a Harmonised, Human Rights-Centred EU Legal Framework on Online Gender-Based Violence. Read more: International Women's Day: The Need for a Harmonised, Human Rights-Centred EU Legal …Continue Reading

Volker Turk, new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, says his office's recommendations 'require concrete follow-up'. Read more: UN human rights chief urges China to address issues in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong KongContinue Reading

On 6 March, security forces searched the civilian's family home and confiscated some of his personal belongings, Kurdistan Human Rights Network … Read more: Kurdish civilian arrested for protesting against schoolgirl poisoningsContinue Reading

News and Press Release in English on South Sudan about Protection and Human Rights; published on 7 Mar 2023 by UN HRC. Read more: UN experts tell Human Rights Council that violence against civilians persists in South Sudan …Continue Reading

Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which continue to cause immense trauma and suffering for … Read more: Impunity drives cycles of 'horrific' crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hearsContinue Reading

The government has already admitted that its Illegal Migration Bill may breach human rights law, with the prime minister saying he was “up for the … Read more: Rishi Sunak's plan to stop small-boat crossings breaks international law, UN saysContinue Reading

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk presented his office's annual report [File: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters]. Read more: New UN rights chief opens 'communication' with China | Human Rights News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

Brazil's Ambassador to the UN Tovar da Silva Nunes said Tuesday that the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's administration is concerned about human rights … Read more: Brazil expresses concern about human rights violations in Nicaragua – Anadolu AgencyContinue Reading

The U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday criticised governments, including China and Russia, for restrictions on civil society in a … Read more: Civil society curbs in Russia, China a concern -UN rights chief | ReutersContinue Reading