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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declaresTop UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti, brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis.

World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in LibyaThe United Arab Emirates must immediately release 43 activists who have been sentenced to life imprisonment for terror offences, independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday.

UN rights office condemns forced evictions of Palestinian families in East JerusalemThe UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed concern on Tuesday over the forced evictions of over 80 Palestinian families in the Silwan area of occupied East Jerusalem.

Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on IsraelUN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a group of 38 UN independent human rights...

Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violenceUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.

World News in Brief: Rights chief ‘horrified’ at deadly PNG violence, Lebanon-Israel ‘knife edge’, Sudan refugees suffer sexual violenceRecent attacks on three villages in East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, resulted in at least 26 deaths - including 16 children – an event that has left UN...

UN rights chief calls for end to protest crackdowns in BangladeshOn Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to provide explicit details about last week's protest crackdowns and increased violence to ensure that law enforcement adheres to...

World News in Brief: Rights experts urge US to protect peaceful assembly rights, attacks against Ahmadis in Pakistan, sustainability push at Paris OlympicsUN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on pro-Palestinian student protests at...

World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian activistThe World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Friday that...

Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challengesNearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.

UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in RussiaIndependent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists.

Gaza: What human rights mean to displaced youthThe voices of young female students sounded out across a makeshift classroom tent in the Al Istiqlal camp at the centre of Deir al-Balah in Gaza, against the backdrop of war in the bombarded and besieged enclave as the head of the UN human rights...

‘Democratic renewal’ is key challenge in bumper year of elections worldwideAround two billion people are eligible to vote this year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their opinions will be taken into account by the governments they elect. Amid concern over growing authoritarianism, repression...

Stories from the UN Archive: Meet the first Black President of South AfricaOn the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a...

World News In Brief: UN rights chief on Bangladesh protests, alarm over Gershkovich sentence, Afghanistan floods latest, decriminalising LGBT lawsAs student protests continue to rage in Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is urging authorities to quickly restore...

Guatemala: UN rights chief concerned over polarization, inequality, racismThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday highlighted changes and ongoing challenges in Guatemala – including corruption, racism and gender inequality - following a four-day official visit to the Central American...

The life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes: an example for us allSecretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours the extraordinary life of a man who showed “immense bravery” helping thousands of refugees escape the Nazi regime during...

Books offer novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the PhilippinesA reading programme for prisoners in jails in the Philippines is supporting their education as well as enabling them to shorten their sentences.

Human Rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN expertsImmediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African Republic (CAR) according to a new UN report released on Thursday.

World News In Brief: Bangladesh student protests, Yemen’s maternal deaths, Mandela Day, honouring LGBT rights at EuroGames 2024The UN chief urged the Government of Bangladesh on Thursday to create an environment that allows proper dialogue with student protesters following weeks of...