Look at both ‘full and empty parts’ of global glass, Turkey...
“The pandemic caught the world at a time when it was having difficulties in coping with various challenges” in globalization, rules-based international system and...
Spain violated inclusive education right of child with disabilities, independent committee...
The case, concerning Rubén, a child with Down syndrome, was brought before the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2017 by...
Switzerland: Draft anti-terrorism law sets ‘dangerous precedent’, rights experts warn
The draft legislation, currently before the Swiss Parliament, expands the definition of terrorism and no longer requires the prospect of any crime at all,...
Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp
Within a short span of time, three separate fires broke out at the Moria Reception and Identification Center (RIC) on the Greek island of...
Overturned verdict on Khashoggi murder a ‘parody of justice’ – independent...
At a regular press briefing on Tuesday, Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, (OHCHR), quoted Agnes Callamard, the UN...
Syrian refugees resort to ever more desperate measures to resist pandemic...
Now into its tenth year, the Syrian conflict has created more than 5.5 million refugees seeking shelter in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
"It...
UN chief underscores need for reconciliation 25 years after Srebrenica genocide
In paying tribute to the thousands of mainly Muslim men and boys brutally murdered in the July 1995 massacre during the Balkan wars, António...
Protect people ‘fleeing war, violence’, UN refugee agency urges Poland
Anne-Marie Deutschlander, the acting regional Director for Europe of the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), appealed to the Polish authorities to...
Leaving No Roma behind during a pandemic, and beyond: a UN...
The first time I met Roma people in the Western Balkan region was in 1999, while I was working in Montenegro. I had just...
Belarus: UN chief following post-election developments ‘with great concern’
Protests broke out overnight in the capital, Minsk, and other cities, ahead of preliminary results announced on Monday, which showed longtime President Alexander Lukashenko...
Belarus: UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters, calls for grievances...
Following the announcement by the authorities of the preliminary results from Sunday’s presidential election, immediately questioned by opposition parties, largely peaceful protests erupted throughout...
Interception no solution to address migrants crossing English Channel
Instead, governments in Europe and elsewhere should increase search and rescue efforts, and combat human smuggling and trafficking rings – key drivers of such...
UN chief: Belarusians must be able to exercise their ‘civil and...
Following the announcement that authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko – who has ruled since 1994 – had a landslide victory in Sunday’s presidential election, largely...
Belarus crisis: Top UN official concerned over torture allegations
Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, UN Resident Coordinator, has expressed serious concern over allegations of torture and other ill treatment of people, including minors, who were detained...
Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances
Thousands have been detained in the eastern European country, where largely peaceful rallies to demand the resignation of longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko -...