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 and 4,807 injured – a...
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 being done to protect people...
Syria: UN commission hails recent action to address past violations
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro highlighted the establishment of the National Transitional Authority and the National Authority for Missing Persons which are expected to help...
Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council
On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and...
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 Türk described a country gripped...
