Human Rights Violations News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Extremism destroying pluralism in Bangladesh: Activist Rehman Afridi on rise of islamic extremism in country
Geneva, March 27: Human rights activist and defender Fazal ur Rehman Afridi on Wednesday (local time) delivered a scathing critique of Bangladesh's deteriorating human rights landscape due to the rise of Islamic extremism in the country in recent times.
European nations address rights violations in Tibet at UN Human Rights Council amid China's 'oppressive' policies
Geneva, March 23: The ongoing human rights violations in Tibet have drawn significant international condemnation, with 28 European countries raising serious concerns during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, as reported by Tibet.net.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voices concern over restrictions in China
Geneva, March 3: At the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivered a powerful statement, underscoring urgent human rights issues in China.
Humanitarian crisis worsens amid fighting upsurge in eastern Congo: UN
United Nations, Feb 27: Humanitarian crisis is worsening as violence escalated in three eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians said.
UN report accuses North Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad
Seoul, Jan 6: The U.N. has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by firing squad.
UN human rights experts urge China to address human rights violations in Tibet and East Turkestan
Dharamshala, January 22: The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sent a letter to the Chinese government, expressing serious concerns about ongoing human rights abuses in Tibet and East Turkestan, as reported by Tibet.net.