Politics

UNIS Vienna   

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action +30 Symposium.

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The UN says it's concerned about the potential misuse of surveillance technology to illegally undermine people’s human rights.

June 02, 2023   Human Rights

UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein  

Candles and wreaths mark a mass grave site at Ovcara, Croatia, where approximately 200 civilians were massacred in 1994.

May 31, 2023   Human Rights

IMF/Esther Ruth Mbabazi      Kampala, Uganda's capital.

May 31, 2023   Human Rights

Unsplash/Micha Brändli      Flags of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fly in Pyongyang.

May 31, 2023   Peace and Security

Kseniya Golubovich     Protesters detained during demonstrations in Minsk, Belarus, are released from prison (file photo).

May 30, 2023   Human Rights

UN Photo/Loey Felipe   

A member of the Batoto Yetu dance company performs during the opening of the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

May 30, 2023   Human Rights

Unsplash/Priscilla du Preez     Governments and Internet companies are failing to meet challenges of online hate.

May 26, 2023   Human Rights