Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights ...

Nicaragua announced on Thursday it would withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a UN report that ...

The Taliban have threatened, assaulted and arbitrarily detained women and girls for not abiding by the prescribed dress code.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk issued a strong appeal on Wednesday for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza to hold, amid delays ...

Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on ...

The first session of the year of the UN's main human rights body will be marked by the absence of the US, a tight budget and ...

Nicaragua announced on Thursday its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, after experts appointed by the organization accused President Daniel Ortega’s government of widespread repression.

South Sudan stands at a precarious juncture as it enters another extended transitional period. The ongoing clashes between ...

A panel of United Nations experts on Wednesday warned that the Nicaraguan government has dismantled the last remaining checks ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world. He lashed out at voices of ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council following a critical report on human rights violations by President ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council after a report accused President Ortega’s government of crimes ...