Human-Rights-Violations

The Security Council and the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan have joined Secretary-General António Guterres in condemning the deadly attack outside of the Supreme Court in Kabul.

This ruling is obviously a relief, but it won’t end the turmoil and uncertainty that this inhumane ban is causing for thousands of families

The Secretary-General insists on the need to avoid any actions that would derail the two-state solution

The Gaza Strip does not have adequate resources for medical treatment, but Israel prevents patients from leaving.

Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island "terrible"

In a report issued on 3 February, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's...

The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are...

A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to ensure Israeli compliance with Security...

Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official today made an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with...

“We once again warn against any unilateral actions that can be an obstacle to a negotiated two-state solution,” Mr. Dujarric said.

The senior United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen voiced extreme concern about the safety and well-being of citizens in the south-eastern part of the country, where military operations are...

Hate speech and Islamophobia are unacceptable and nurture violence. Let us show together, especially at the highest political level, that solidarity prevails and that respect for the rights of all...

"Some of our worst fears about the Trump administration have already been realised. With the stroke of a pen, President Trump has put his hateful xenophobic pre-election rhetoric into action by...

Decrying the anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust, the international community remembered millions of people who suffered in the genocide and honoured the survivors who continue to educate...

Following the approval late last year of an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria, the United...

Amid attacks and counter-attacks in Yemen, those seeking a military solution will only prolong the suffering caused by the war, allow the terrorist threat to grow and deepen the challenges that...

In many areas, Palestinians received only three hours of electricity at a time, punctuated by 12-hour blackouts.

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, senior United Nations humanitarian officials today appealed for immediate, unconditional, and safe access to reach the children and...

Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia are an endangered species. One by one they are vanishing – prosecuted, jailed, intimidated into silence or forced into exile

By passing this resolution, the international community is standing up against the Security Council’s utter inability to act in the face of gruesome atrocities being committed before the eyes of...