Speaking from Damascus after meeting the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Mr. Türk said that he had been “assured…of the importance of respect […]
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Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil
In his traditional new year address to the General Assembly setting out his key priorities for the global organization, the UN chief acknowledged the “turmoil […]
Haiti: spiralling gang violence has left more than one million displaced
Latest data from the International Organization for Migration indicates that more than one million people have been displaced across Haiti so far, up from the […]
Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist
“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the Human […]
2025 agenda: ‘We must not let opportunities pass,’ says UN Assembly President
Under the theme Unity in Diversity, he emphasised the need for collective action to address pressing global challenges and deliver tangible progress. Highlighting the mandates […]
US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education
Independent rights expert Reem Alsalem hailed the landmark 9 January decision by the Kentucky court declaring the US Department of Education’s regulations implementing the Title […]
‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
For many workers, defending human rights is not just a job, but a calling. As he noted, many “work out of a deep sense of […]
Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority
The development comes one week after a court in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank ordered the closure of several Al Jazeera websites. A Palestinian […]
New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
At the beginning of each year, UNICEF looks ahead to the risks that children are likely to face and suggests ways to reduce the potential […]
It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
“Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating this content is not censorship,” Volker Türk wrote on X. In a longer […]
