UN's rights mission to focus on addressing, preventing serious abuses: Govt

Dhaka, July 19 -- The interim government on Saturday said the UN Human Rights Office's mission in Bangladesh will focus on addressing an...

Conflict victims, rights groups challenge Nepal's transitional justice at UN

Kathmandu, July 18 -- Even though Nepal has amended its transitional justice Act since the last United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UP...

Coalition of victims' and civil society groups calls for credible TJ in Nepal's UPR submission

Nepal, July 18 -- A broad coalition of 47 Nepali victims' organisations and 26 civil society organisations (CSOs), coordinated by Advoca...

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Rwanda

51st session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Introduction Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Rw...

Conflict victims, rights groups internationalise legitimacy question on transitional justice process

Kathmandu, July 18 -- Even as Nepal has made progress in amending the transitional justice Act since the last United Nations Universal Perio...

Justice Kanyeihamba: Friend, mentor, comrade

  What you need to know: Uganda may have lost a great son, who was a father, friend, and mentor to many, but his mission lives on...

Human Rights in an Increasingly Digitizing World

Over the past several decades, digital technologies have transformed nearly every aspect of human life, revolutionizing developments across ...

Nairobi: KNCH, attorney general sued for failing to operationalise Prevention of Torture Act

Two Kenyans take state agencies to court over failure to enforce laws protecting victims of torture and suspicious deaths They claim the neg...