The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met today to continue its consideration of the promotion and protection of human rights, focusing on human rights questions, including ...

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A U.N. human rights official recommends that surrogacy be banned entirely due to its consequences for women and girls.

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan released a report (A/HRC/56/25) on Tuesday, ahead of the 56th session of the Human Rights Council taking place from June 18 to ...

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A report released this week by UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery Tomoya Obokata stated that it is “reasonable to conclude” that there is forced labor in Xinjiang, and that certain ...

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, criticised a report by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Javaid Rehman on Wednesday asserting ...

“Any U.N. representative who denies Hamas rape must be removed from their post. Period,” Danon stated. “It is a stain on the ...

Richard Falk, former rapporteur for Palestine, was traveling to an event to examine Canada’s role in the Gaza genocide.

Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, condemned the Report in a statement in Abuja on Friday. UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard had in a ...

The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations has called on the international body to remove Reem Alsalem from her position as ...