The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday that his office is facing a $90 million funding shortfall this year and staff cuts would include about 300 posts, or about 15%, over the course of the year.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Wednesday that his ...

Many UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration, have slashed ...

As we observe Human Rights Day-2025, we reiterate our call that human rights ought to be promoted as an article of faith to assert the worth and value of every human life with dignity and without ...

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As the globe observes International Human Rights Day today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has strongly emphasised the need to centralise the cause within public ...

According to the ULS, Uganda ranked 126th out of 142 countries globally on the 2023 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, ...

The scientific and practical conference, Human Rights and the Development of the Penitentiary System: National Priorities and International Standards, was organized by the Commissioner for Human ...

A United Nations working group has been barred from accessing youth prisons, detention centres, and watch houses in the NT.

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Catherine Powell, an adjunct senior fellow for women and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the former ...

Canberra watchers are eyeing the NT after it blocked a UN detention inspection, adding fresh tension to Australia’s stalled ...