New York, Jan 14 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert on Monday urged the Kenyan Government to protect the rights of the Sengwer indigenous people who have lived in the E ...

New York, Jan 14 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom on Monday denounced the murder of television journalist Zakir Ali in Pakistan’s Sindh prov ...

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): United Nations independent human rights experts on Friday urged the Spanish Government to reconsider its decision to extradite Alexsandr Pavlov, who oversaw security ...

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday warned that Israel could be breaking international law by limiting the rights of asylum-seekers with a new amendment to t ...

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Friday said it hopes that Myanmar’s decision to commute all death sentences to life imprisonment will lead to the full ab ...

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) confirmed on Friday that it is seeking details from Australian authorities about recent media reports of the navy forcing b ...

New York, Jan 8 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday expressed deep concern about what it said is disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials responding t ...

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) A senior United Nations official has welcomed a decision by Nepal's top court against granting amnesty for serious human rights violations committed during a decade-l ...

New York, Jan 1 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday welcomed the presidential pardon granted in Myanmar to political prisoners convicted of or prosecuted for various of ...