Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world, United Nations Secretary‑General warns at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Iran's appointment as vice-chair of UN Commission for Social Development faces sharp criticism from human rights advocates ...

The 2025 United Nations (UN) Human Development Report published earlier this month reveals an unprecedented slowdown on the Human Development Indices (HDI) in all regions of the world, along with ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has warned that without urgent guardrails, AI risks deepening inequality, amplifying bias and fuelling real-world harm.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that the United Nations Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) should focus on promoting international tax cooperation to ensure ...

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Council”) 61st regular session (23 February – 31 March 2026), we, ...

Mental health is increasingly recognized as a universal human right and an essential foundation of human development. Yet across the world, millions remain without access to the support they need, ...

ALMATY – Kazakhstan is committed to the protection and promotion of human rights as a fundamental basis for freedom, justice, ...

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Twenty-three human rights organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International, raised concerns about sex-based violence on Thursday. The report, titled “Forms of Sex-Based Violence Against ...

With more than 70 countries participating and over 300,000 people attending, the summit has become one of the largest global gatherings focused on AI.

For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations' annual index of countries based ...