UN Human Rights office closely monitoring Thailand protests

Oct 17, 2020

New York [US], October 17 : The United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Thailand has been "closely" monitoring the...

UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 18 : Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human...

UN allocates USD 15 million to support Lebanon after Beirut blast: OCHA

Aug 07, 2020

Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations (UN) has allocated USD 15 million to support Lebanon after the huge explosion that devastated the...

Activists hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN office in Geneva

Sep 21, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 : The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a massive anti-Pakistan protest in front of the United Nations office in...

UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests

Dec 15, 2021

New York [US], December 16 : Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which...

Uyghur internment camp survivors demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva

Apr 27, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 : Uyghur activists, many of whom are survivors of the internment camps set up by China in the Xinjiang region...