United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- India
SC refuses to stay Khori village evictions despite UN plea
New Delhi: Amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SC refuses to stay evictions in Khori Gaon. A fresh round of demolitions began in Khori village on July 14, after the Supreme Court ordered around…
- Kashmir
UNHRC experts raise concerns over Indian govt’s treatment of Kashmir
Two experts from the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human rights have urged the Indian government to ensure that the rights of the people of Kashmir are safeguarded. As…
- World
UN experts disturbed by deluge of criminal cases against Thai monarchy critics
Bangkok: A panel of UN human rights experts said on Monday they were alarmed by the increasingly severe use of an archaic law punishing insults to Thailand’s royal family. “We are profoundly…
- CAA-NRC
UN human rights chief files application in SC against CAA
AARTI TIKOO SINGH New Delhi: The UN human rights chief has filed a case in the Supreme Court of India against the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), even as the Centre…
- CAA-NRC
UN Human Rights chief lashes out at India over CAA, Delhi riots
Geneva: Expressing “great concern” over the Citizenship Amendment Act and reports of police inaction during the violence in Delhi, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday called on…
- News
UN calls for probe into Morsi’s death
Noting that the former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appears to have been held in prolonged solitary confinement before his death on Monday while in state custody, the UN human rights office called…
