rights

Haiti gangs crisis: Top rights expert decries attacks on hospitals

William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack on the Bernard Mevs Hospital…

2 years ago

Report details bleak human rights situation in Ukraine nearly three years into Russian invasion

Covering the period of September to November 2024, the report describes intensified Russian attacks on populated areas, deliberate strikes on…

2 years ago

UN chief hails ‘peacemaker, human rights champion’, former President Jimmy Carter

The Democratic Party icon lived longer than any president in US history, serving one term between 1977 and 1981, going…

2 years ago

Syria’s new leaders must keep promises on rights, UN envoy says

As for Syria's neighbours, Mr Pedersen said that Israel's actions since the fall of Assad had been "highly irresponsible".Since the…

2 years ago

UN rights chief urges accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela

Hundreds more were reportedly injured in clashes following the disputed elections and around 2,000 arrested, including teenagers, young adults, opposition…

2 years ago

Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms

The legitimate protests were dispersed using disproportionate and, in some cases, unnecessary force by the police in the capital, Tbilisi,…

2 years ago

UN rights office urges Russia to cease attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid as winter sets in

Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said massive missile and drone attacks on the power network this week have heightened serious concerns about…

2 years ago

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs…

2 years ago

Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system risks nuclear disaster: rights experts

 Their warning comes amid growing international concern about the vulnerability of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities which rely on a stable power…

2 years ago

Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo…

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