The United Nations' top human rights official said on Friday that diversity was not a threat and should be treasured, in ...

Israeli operations in the West Bank have killed at least 12 Palestinians since Tuesday and could threaten the newly agreed ...

On Monday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued historic decisions finding that Ecuador and Nicaragua violated ...

Iran faced global criticism at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, as member nations denounced the country's ...

Over the last 15 months, the chorus of voices calling out Israel’s genocide in Gaza has grown exponentially. Israel’s ...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

Here are some of the findings from UNAIDS' new report on HIV and human rights, and what they could mean for the fight against ...

The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sent a letter to the Chinese government, expressing serious concerns about ...

Here are the key functions of the United Nations, including maintaining peace, promoting human rights, delivering ...

The human rights record of Madagascar will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has profoundly impacted the Indian Constitution by providing a framework for safeguarding individual liberties and promoting social justice. The alignment ...

DAMASCUS, Syria -- The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong civil war, now that former leader Bashar Assad ...