New York, Oct 30 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom Tuesday denounced the murder of Somali television journalist Mohamed Mohamud, who was gunne ...

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): Members of the United Nations-appointed inquiry into human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday reiterated that they are n ...

New York, Oct 30 (JEN): Harmful practices inflicted on women and girls can never be justified in the name of freedom of religion or belief, an independent United Nations human rights expert ...

New York, Oct 26 (JEN): Expressing concern about the potential for illegal use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, two United Nations human rights experts Friday called on States t ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): Cooking, cleaning and caring for children and the elderly should be a social and collective responsibility, rather than fall entirely on women’s shoulders, a United ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): Victims of the violent post-election crisis that gripped Côte d’Ivoire two years ago must not be forgotten, an independent United Nations human rights expert stres ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom Thursday denounced the murder of radio manager Cláudio Moleiro de Souza in northern Brazil ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): Human rights reform must be a central aspect of the new Iranian Government’s agenda, an independent United Nations expert stressed Thursday, highlighting a number o ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Thursday called urgently on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to refrain from any unilateral action that could heigh ...