By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief urged the Trump administration on Friday to ...

Dar es Salaam. A Tanzanian human rights lawyer and advocate, Mr Onesmo Olengurumwa, has emerged as one of the leading global contenders for the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur on the ...

The United States will not participate in the next United Nations-administered peer review of its human rights records, the latest move in the nation’s withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council.

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session to address an unprecedented escalation in mass unlawful killings of protesters, ...

United Nations Special Rapporteur on North Korean human rights Elizabeth Salmon will visit South Korea next week to hold ...

HAVANA (AP) — A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including ...

The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the ...

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights ...

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her government's approach to human rights and international law shouldn't be compared to that of her predecessors because of increased turbulence and ...

The United Nations Global Compact encourages businesses globally to align strategies with sustainable and ethical practices.