Investigators say civilians across the country are being subjected to targeted killings, unlawful detention, and torture
UN human rights chief says military coup in Sudan dealt a heavy blow to that country’s fledgling democracy
UN rights chief urges the Ethiopian government, Tigrayan forces and other armed groups to end the violations that have plunged northern Ethiopia into crisis
Hundreds of thousands trapped in port city of Mariupol and unable to escape, Red Cross official says
Half of Afghan population suffers acute hunger, leading to increase in child labor, child marriage and sale of children
U.N. human rights chief says the fear that exists of repressive actions by the authorities as a response to the exercise of fundamental freedoms is deeply harmful for the human rights of the Nicaraguan people
UN Refugee Agency wants to help over 1.6 million forced to flee homes during 16 months of conflict
IOM cites discrimination, violence, xenophobia both in Ukraine and outside
UN human rights chief says country will not achieve reconciliation as long as impunity prevails
UN aid agencies call for unimpeded access to all of the country’s areas in need of assistance and protection
A UN investigator says dissenting voices in Eritrea are being violently and systematically crushed by the government
The Rights Council resolution was adopted by a vote of 32 in favor, 13 abstentions, with only Russia and Eritrea voting against the proposal
Needs are growing as Russian bombing of civilian residential areas and infrastructure escalates and civilian casualties mount
Secretary of state says rules of the international order that help protect peace and security will be weakened if Putin is allowed to get away with his invasion of Ukraine
Just as Sergey Lavrov began to speak, most of the people in the U.N. Human Rights Council chamber rose and collectively left the room
New report by UN body warns climate change soon will be irreversible unless governments act decisively to tackle these imminent global threats
Twenty-nine members of 47-member council approved proposal and 13 abstained; China, Cuba, Eritrea, Russia, Venezuela, and China voted against
Humanitarian experts warn that more than 24 million people, or 59% of Afghanistan’s population, are living on starvation diets and forced to take extreme measures to survive
The Council cannot stop the war but if there are large-scale war crimes it can spotlight them with the aim of deterring them: Human Rights Watch
Country will continue to suffer severe food shortages and acute hunger if it does not tackle the climate crisis, the World Food Program warns
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