Lift Cuba embargo or risk many lives lost to COVID-19, UN rights experts warn US
The United States must urgently lift its blockade on Cuba to save lives amid the expanding COVID-19 crisis, UN human rights experts stressed on Thursday, […]
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UN committed to a ‘brighter future’ for Haiti, as independent rights experts call for more action on behalf of cholera victims
A group of 13 independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on the UN chief, António Guterres, to “urgently step up efforts” to fulfill a UN pledge to […]
UN chief calls for ‘solidarity, unity and hope’ in battling COVID-19 pandemic
Amidst the destruction of the of COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations chief expressed concern over a lack of “sufficient solidarity” with the world’s developing countries, […]
Coronavirus and human rights: New guidance highlights support for persons with disabilities
New guidance issued on Thursday sets out key actions, to counter what the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called the “double risk” faced […]
Coronavirus lockdown casts harsh light on our data and privacy online
A third of all nations lack laws to protect their citizen’s online data and privacy, despite an 11 per cent uptick in the global adoption […]
Sudan: Coronavirus could be tipping point for ‘untold suffering’, Bachelet urges sanctions relief
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government and people of Sudan could experience “untold suffering” unless donors act fast to shore up a […]
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal
In the first quarter of 2020, the number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan fell by nearly a third from the same period a year earlier, […]
‘Toxic lockdown culture’ of repressive coronavirus measures hits most vulnerable
Disturbing details have emerged from dozens of countries that a “toxic lockdown culture” against the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s most vulnerable members, […]
‘Toxic lockdown culture’ of repressive coronavirus measures hits most vulnerable
Disturbing details have emerged from dozens of countries that a “toxic lockdown culture” against the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s most vulnerable members, […]
‘Toxic lockdown culture’ of repressive coronavirus measures hits most vulnerable
Disturbing details have emerged from dozens of countries that a “toxic lockdown culture” against the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted drastically on society’s most vulnerable members, […]