Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mu­tilation (FGM), UNICEF and other agencies have reiterated calls for countries where FGM is still lingering to dismantle the ...

By Dr Bodour Nasser BehbehaniGenocide continues in Gaza under the guise of a ‘ceasefire’, revealing a crisis in the international community’s failure to intervene and uphold human rights. The ...

The Trump administration rejoined the coalition of governments, which was first adopted in October 2020 and are united around ...

Editorial written by New York Daily News Board. In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has moved to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, joining only Soviet ...

The charred remains of at least 26 victims of the Bashar Assad government were located Tuesday by Syrian civil defense workers in two separate basements in rural Damascus.

HHS announced plans to reevaluate agency practices to ensure they meet requirements under the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits ...

The United Nations (UN) held the annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony on January 27 with the theme “Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights”. This year – 2025 – marks the 80 year anniversary ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

Ensuring the safety and rights of civilian detainees and prisoners of war (POWs) should be a priority in any future ...

The situation of Jews today is the worst it has been since the Holocaust, and the lessons of Auschwitz demand that we act — ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2025.

Iran faced global criticism at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, as member nations denounced the country's ...