Despite an overall decrease in violations and abuses, the U.N. says the number of victims of summary and extrajudicial executions by armed groups has risen
UN rights chief Michele Bachelet reports widespread human rights violations and abuses continue to be committed with impunity across the country
A militant group has reportedly taken boys and girls from their families and villages
insecurity and hunger are rising in northern Ethiopia as the conflict in Tigray spills over into neighboring regions
UN agency says the condition of millions of children worldwide who suffer from mental disorders could worsen during the pandemic if left untreated
Activist Mohib Ullah was shot and killed by unknown assailants while visiting a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh earlier this week
The UN is calling on the Ethiopian government to rescind its decision, warning the action puts life-saving humanitarian operations at risk
The UN is issuing $139-million flash appeal to assist 1.3 million people hardest hit by a severe drought
Red Cross is appealing for $24 million to prepare for outflow that agency officials say is looming due to collapsing economy and banking services
Two-thirds of the continent’s 54 nations extremely vulnerable to deadly disease
The Jeel Albena Organization has provided jobs and around 18,000 emergency shelters for internally displaced people in the provinces of Hudaydah and Hajjah
An investigation found more than 80 alleged cases of sexual abuse occurred during the outbreak between August 2018 and June 2020
Countries produce enough food to feed the nearly eight billion people in the world, yet more than 800 million are going hungry
Nearly two-thirds of Swiss citizens have voted to legalize same sex marriage and grant gay and lesbian couples the same rights as heterosexual partners
That is a minimum verifiable number and is certainly an under-count of the actual number of killings, says UN human rights chief Bachelet
System has played a significant role in state repression against government opponents instead of providing them with protection, UN investigators say
Human rights situation in Belarus continues to worsen as President Lukashenko stiffens repressive measures to quell dissent, Michelle Bachelet warns
Encouraging signs that Burundi might be moving toward a more democratic society are proving to be an illusion, investigators say
Nine of the 10 States in South Sudan are engulfed in alarming levels of conflict 10 years after independence was declared
UN investigator calls for coordinated international action and targeted economic sanctions to end military regime’s ‘brutality’
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