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The Iranian Minorities and Ethnic Groups’ Handicraft Arts Gallery exhibition will be held on 5 -15th of March 2018 by the The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence at the UN Headquarters...

In a news conference, US military commander in Afghanistan, General Joseph Votel, gave the conclusions of Pentagon’s investigation into the Doctors Without Borders hospital missile attack conducted...

Took Place on the Sidelines of the 35th Session of the HRC: Human Rights Activists Condemn the Tehran and London Terror Attacks

ODVV joint side event on the human rights situation in Gaza in the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

10 December 2013 – Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials today mark Human Rights Day calling for greater political will and resources to...

Citing human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), senior United Nations officials highlighted the need for the Security Council to pay attention to the situation...

Human Rights Watch released a 64-page report today, titled, “Criminalizing Dissent, Entrenching Impunity: Persistent Failures of the Bahraini Justice System Since the BICI Report,”.

The people of crisis-torn Yemen urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection, especially in the north of the country where there is a threat of famine, the United Nations Emergency Relief...

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande, reported today on the conditions in Mosul, a city witnessing one of the largest urban military operations since the Second World...

Nearly 700 people have been moved to hospitals from the frontlines in Mosul, Iraq, as the United Nations and partners are working to scale up humanitarian efforts for thousands of people fleeing...

An estimated 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in Mosul's Old City as fighting intensifies and people continue to flee, the United Nations refugee agency representative warned.

More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

The United Nations refugee agency voiced deep concerned at a new law voted by the Hungarian Parliament that could lead to mandatory detention of all asylum-seekers, including many children – for...

A new piece of Israeli legislation would enable the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian land and if passed, would deal yet another severe blow to hopes of lasting peace in the region,...

A few days ago, Ryan Goodman announced on Twitter that we should expect “a challenge to (some) critics of Defense Department support to Saudi Arabia.”

The Practical Reviews deputy of the Women and Family Affairs described the details of the empowerment of women heads of household project and gave news of the implementation of the 2nd phase of...

The President's Deputy for Women and Family Affairs , did not see the collection and imprisonment of prostitutes as the solution to confronting this social disease and said: "the Strengthening of...

In a “post-truth” world with “fake news” on the rise, and media accountability and credibility falling under question, free, independent and professional journalism has never been more important,...

On what he called a “visit of solidarity” with Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the commitment of the country’s leaders to civilian protection and national dialogue, and pledged...