Outlining his proposal at the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, the forum for administrative and budgetary matters, António Guterres said the proposal for UN’s regular budget […]
Tag: Law
Human rights violations escalate in Venezuela following disputed presidential election
The new report expands on findings presented in September to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. It documents a pattern of escalated human rights violations committed by Venezuelan […]
UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
In a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, UN rights chief Volker Türk highlighted the widespread devastation and violations of international law […]
Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Gina Romero, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association, warned that “the brutal repression of the university-based protest movement is a […]
The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79
Let’s try to unscramble those 10 days for you. This year, some 235 events and hundreds of speakers later, the spotlight was shone on what […]
Ukraine: Top UN aid official condemns deadly marketplace strike in Kherson
“Yet again, another unfathomable attack of the Russian Armed Forces killed and injured civilians, this time at the start of their day at a busy […]
First Person: Swapping guns for ballpens in the Philippines
A former combatant fighting for the rights of her people on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines has been talking about how she has […]
Syrian Minister denounces Israel for its ‘seven-decade-long criminal record’
All of these, he told the UN General Assembly, are exacerbated by failures of multilateral diplomacy and the failure of the United Nations to achieve […]
Violations of UN Charter and international law now ‘facts of life’, Cuban Foreign Minister says
Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla said the Israeli army has “massacred” over 40,000 civilians in Gaza over the past 11 months. He also paid tribute to […]
UN rights office calls for more action to combat ‘senseless criminality’ in Haiti
Tackling insecurity in the Caribbean country must be the utmost priority, the report said, urging the authorities and the international community to do more to […]

