New York, Dec 11 (JEN): Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials Tuesday mark Human Rights Day calling for greater political will and res ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): Two independent United Nations human rights experts Monday urged the Bangladeshi Government to halt the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah, whose death sentence could b ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): A group of independent United Nations human rights experts Monday called on the Iraqi Government to clarify the whereabouts of seven residents of Camp Ashraf, who wer ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday appealed for the safety of 12 nuns who went missing from a convent in the Syrian town of Ma’aloula and all those ...

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): Top United Nations officials joined international experts Monday in New York to mark the 65th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Cr ...

New York, Dec 7 (JEN): Voicing deep concern over a ruling that renders countless Dominicans of Haitian descent stateless, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged ...

New York, Dec 7 (JEN): The United Nations Friday released a report calling for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Côte d’Ivoire by traditional hunters called Do ...

New York, Dec 7 (JEN): The United Nations family Friday mourned the loss – and celebrated the life and enduring legacy – of Nelson Mandela, the former South African leader and peace adv ...

New York, Dec 6 (JEN): The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has strongly condemned a violent and “cowardly” attack on Puntland government forces Thursday that reportedly killed sever ...