HRW says Asmara’s move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the ‘country’s dire rights record’.

Speaking at a sideline seminar during the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, they noted that ...

The Venezuela government-allied National Assembly unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

Kuwait’s delegation to the United Nations in Geneva emphasized the critical role of technical cooperation and ...

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries Friday highlighted the critical importance of technical co-operation and ...

There are many things that happened in this war that are clearly war crimes,” Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says about Israel’s war on Gaza. Democracy Now!'s Amy ...

Civil and political freedoms in Venezuela have sharply deteriorated over the past year, according to the United Nations’ top ...

A top Baloch leader on Thursday hit out at Pakistan's presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month ...

Compromised international institutions cannot advance human rights. Instead, President Trump will strengthen Western values among allies.

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...