UN human rights

US welcomes Egypt’s plans to advance human rights in cooperation with civil society

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 08:54 GMT

The United States welcomed Egypt’s national plans to boost human rights in cooperation with the civil society sector, a joint statement by the governments of Egypt and the US read on Tuesday following the Egypt-US strategic dialogue held in Washington, D.C.

Australia has to take care of asylum seekers in PNG - UN

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 11:00 GMT

The UN human rights office called on Australia on Friday to restore food, water and health services to some 600 interned refugees in Papua New Guinea.

UN says Venezuela policies designed to 'instil fear'

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 - 11:42 GMT

The widespread rights abuses committed against protestors in Venezuela indicate that the country has implemented a policy of repression aimed at instilling.

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