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The liberation of Mosul has marked an “important milestone” in the global fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), the United Nations Security Council, welcoming the...

As the war in Yemen grinds on, the increasing battles of attrition are extracting a terrible toll on the country’s women, men and children, senior United Nations officials told the Security...

Rights group and legal experts say arming Riyadh and Abu Dhabi makes the UK complicit in alleged war crimes. London court dismisses case that tried to stop Britain's multibillion-pound arms sales...

President’s special assistant on citizen’s rights gave news of the drafting of a comprehensive plan on citizen’s rights in 14 indicators and said: the provincial programme of the Charter will also...

The historical structure of the Iranian city of Yazd with a collection of public-religious architecture was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday.

Imprisoning Nabeel Rajab simply for sharing his opinion is a flagrant violation of human rights, and an alarming sign that the Bahraini authorities will go to any length to silence criticism. Salil...

Following Iraqi Government’s declaration that its forces have liberated the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, Secretary-General António Guterres...

Concluding his first visit to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee chief appealed for inclusive and sustainable solutions to protracted displacement and statelessness.

Voicing concern over the reactivation of charges – some of which date back a number of years – against a Palestinian human rights defender, two independent United Nations experts have called on...

Countries meeting at a United Nations conference in New York adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the first multilateral legally-binding instrument for nuclear disarmament to...

This growing trend of Islamophobia needs to be stopped in its tracks, Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India

Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, monitoring and documentation officer of the Salam Organisation (Peace for Democracy and Human Rights), was arrested during a raid on her home for the second time in less than two...

“We are appalled by the utter disregard for human life displayed by the perpetrators,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN chief, said.

United Nations relief agencies and their partners in the occupied Palestinian territory are calling on the international community to provide $25 million in new funding to stabilize the...

The technical sitting in support of victims of torture was held on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June at the conference hall of the ODVV and the...

The United Nations human rights chief expressed strong concern about international demands that Qatar close down the Al Jazeera network and other affiliated media outlets as “extraordinary,...

Citing “significant” returns of displaced persons to and within Syria, the United Nations refugee agency said that while it will be scaling up its response to assist those coming back, it can...

Top United Nations officials declared that ending the occupation is the only way to lay the foundations for enduring peace that meets Israeli security needs and Palestinian aspirations for...

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the new US travel ban against the citizens of Iran and five other countries as a “shameful” act of hostility towards the Iranian nation.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has issued an order, paving the way for women with high capabilities to boost presence in the oil industry.