In a period of 'profound uncertainty,' stand up for human rights, urges UN rights chief in global appeal
OHCHR human rights officers speaking with a member of the Chepang indigenous community in Nepal.
Iranian teacher union leader once again faces possibility serving full prison sentence
Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations - UN rights arm
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.
US: In New York, Children as Young as 14 Can Marry
New York State’s legislators and governor should back a proposed law to help end child marriage in New York, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to New York lawmakers on Feb 14. In the period from 2001 to 2010, 3,850 children under the age of 18...
North Korea: End Rampant Forced Child Labor
The North Korean government should immediately stop exploiting school children by forcing them to work, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 13, releasing its submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The submission details...
Tanzania: 1.5 Million Adolescents Not in School
Female students who are blind, are guided down a steep and slippery hill by their...
Pakistan: Mass Forced Returns of Afghan Refugees
Pakistani authorities have carried out a campaign of abuses and threats to drive out nearly 600,000 Afghans since July 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Feb 13. The returnees include 365,000 registered refugees, making it the world...
Education International joins unions’ UN complaint on missing Mexican students
The United Nations Human Rights Council is preparing to hear the complaint filed by Education International and six affiliates on behalf of the 43 Mexican student teachers who disappeared more than two years ago.
US: Don’t Suspend Conflict Minerals Rule
A move reportedly under consideration by the Trump administration to suspend a rule requiring companies to disclose their source for gold and other potential “conflict minerals” could enrich abusive armed groups in Africa, Human Rights Watch said on...
Ukraine: Activists ‘Disappeared’ in Separatist Territory
А Russian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activist and another person have been missing since January 31, 2017, in the separatist-controlled area of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, and are feared to be victims of enforced...
