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 Human Rights Chief to visit Bangladesh from August 14-17

Aug 12, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh Sunday, 14 August, upon...

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...

UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis

Apr 06, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 : The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and...

Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office

Nov 17, 2021

New York [US], November 17 : Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital...