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PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
Individuals, including children, are being held by the PA security force despite court orders for their release, the UN office confirmed.
UN Human Rights Council orders urgent inquiry into escalating RSF violence in Sudan
How UN ‘human rights experts’ became a tool of dictatorships - opinion
Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her
UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression
The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.
'Nuremberg moment': UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence
The motion's approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.
UN food agency warns of deepening hunger crisis as funding falls short
In its 2026 Global Outlook, the Rome-based WFP said 318 million people were expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next year, citing sharp declines in humanitarian funding.
'Torn apart, held in darkness, denied food, medicine, and dignity': Hostage families speak at UNHRC
Hostage families shared harrowing testimony at the UN, urging swift action to save their loved ones from Hamas captivity.
UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on Israeli airstrike on Qatar
The debate was requested by Pakistan on behalf of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and by Kuwait on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
UN inquiry on Israeli violence hampered by funding shortfall, document shows
A backlog of UN mandatory fees, including from the top donor, the United States, which owes around $1.5 billion, has worsened a long-running UN liquidity crisis.
UN fails to prevent renewal of Albanese’s mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism
The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and 100,000 petitioners.
Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says
The transfer by Israel of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies amounts to a war crime," UN High Commissioner Volker Turk said.
When Arabs kill Arabs, no one bats an eye: Pro-Israel influencer Luai Ahmed slams UNHRC
Ahmed also references other countries such as Sudan and Syria where there are ongoing humanitarian crises, accusing the UN body of only acknowledging such crises where Israel could be blamed.
'Hubris and self-righteousness': UN's Albanese slams Israel's withdrawal from UNHRC
Albanese claimed that Israel's decision shows a "lack of realization of what they have done. They insist on self-righteousness."
