Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, expressed alarm over escalating violence in Haiti on Friday, as gangs expand territory and ...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire ...

U.N. member nations have voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by ...

Money laundering complaint filed with UK's National Crime Agency one of a series of recent legal actions taken against travel ...

Democratic backsliding, increasing authoritarianism, deepening geopolitical rivalries and shrinking civic space have weakened the very systems meant to protect rights and uphold the rule of law. The ...

UK, Japan, Canada, Australia and several African countries lodge complaints with a UN agency over Saudi rights violations ...

Complaint argues that attack was part of broader Israeli campaign aimed at 'eliminating the Palestinian population,' reports ...

A panel of independent experts who make up the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Thursday they found that Guatemala ...

A group of African-led trade unions urged the U.N.-backed International Labor Organization on Wednesday to create its highest-level inquiry into Saudi Arabia, citing alleged abuses of migrant workers ...

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial ...

The federal government is facing a human rights complaint over a multi-billion-dollar program meant to set aside government work for First Nations, Métis and Inuit companies, Global News has learned.