World News in Brief: Inter-ethnic violence in Syria, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, global information security
The violence erupted two days after a Druze merchant was abducted on the highway to Damascus. The incident…
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‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains…
Human rights must anchor the digital age, says UN’s Türk
Digital technologies have the potential to drive progress and strengthen rights, including connecting people, improving access to health…
UN rights office urges restraint in Kenya as fresh protests turn deadly
Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani cited Kenyan police reports of at least 11 deaths, 52 injured police officers, and…
UN Human Rights Council hears grim updates on Ukraine, Gaza and global racism
Escalating conflict in Ukraine In an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, reported…
Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have taken or are considering steps to withdraw from the Convention…
Report reveals significant rise in civilian casualties and rights violations in Ukraine
It covers the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025, during which 986 civilians were killed…
Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High Commissioner Volker Türk asked Member States whether enough was…
Myanmar human rights crisis deepens as aid collapses, attacks intensify
In a stark briefing to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker…
UN rights office sounds the alarm over forced displacement in the West Bank
Israeli authorities have stepped up measures to transfer large numbers of people from long-standing Palestinian towns and communities,…
UN rights mission condemns civilian toll in deadly missile strikes on Ukraine
At least 24 people were reported killed and over 300 injured – including 32 children – when ballistic…
Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
The alert comes nearly a month since the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operating on…
Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking
Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence…
Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space crackdown
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to…
Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights office
At least 48,384 individuals – mostly civilians – were killed in 2024, based on casualties recorded by OHCHR.…
UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday called on the Israeli military…
Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office appeals for urgent de-escalation
Israel began targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran last Friday, prompting a barrage of retaliatory strikes on…
Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
“The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi…
DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts say
Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that the investigation and analysis undertaken by his office, OHCHR, had…
‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Council
“We are on an indefensible path of escalating conflict and open disregard for international human rights and humanitarian…