New York, Feb 20 (JEN): The independent United Nations expert tasked with monitoring the human rights situation in Myanmar on Wednesday welcomed the improvements that have been made, but hig ...

New York, Feb 19 (JEN): Libya’s new law could place undue restrictions on freedom of expression and opinion, the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday warned while also expressing ...

New York, Feb 18 (JEN): A grim array of human rights abuses, driven by “policies established at the highest level of the State,” have been and continue to be committed in the Democratic ...

New York, Feb 15 (JEN): A new report launched on Friday by the United Nations spotlights the significant impact of young migrants on origin, transit and destination countries and communitie ...

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): While nearly 1 billion people have escaped extreme poverty in the past 20 years and child and maternal mortality have been cut by almost one half, much more work rem ...

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday urged the Government of Tajikistan to fully implement its policies to eradicate and prevent torture an ...

New York, Feb 11 (JEN): The United Nations committee mandated to ensure compliance with the global treaty to end all forms of discrimination against women opened a new session on Monday wit ...

New Delhi, Feb 7 (JEN) The Indian Supreme Court has granted a permanent bail to tribal activist Soni Sori, who was arrested in October 2011 for her alleged links with Chhattisgarh Maoists an ...

New York, Feb 4 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean island off the east coast of Africa, to prevent and fight traffic ...