The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

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Here are some of the findings from UNAIDS' new report on HIV and human rights, and what they could mean for the fight against ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...

Human rights should be at the heart of economic policymaking and the sustainability of our planet should be valued over ...

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of ...

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are ...

UGA 001 / 0125 / OBS 003 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Torture and ill treatment Uganda 15 January 2025 The ...

The motto of the United Nations is “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet”. Clearly the present state of the planet ...

The UPR is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every four-and-a-half years. The UPR Working Group ...

A new study by the University of Portsmouth calls for human rights to be at the heart of any economic development.

Kenyan businesses must recognise that accountability is no longer a matter of choice but a competitive necessity.