A former refugee takes on a world in flight
© UNHCR/Nikola Ivanovski UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, visits displaced families at a transit centre in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. By Fabrice Robinet Barham Salih has spent much of his life crossing borders, first as a young Kurdish exile fleeing repression in Iraq, and now as the UN top official for refugees, confronting a world […]
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
IOM| Women make up the majority of victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. (file) By Vibhu Mishra The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal enterprise involving systematic sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of […]
UN Secretary-General Addresses Starvation Crisis in Gaza | United Nations
Read the UN News story: “In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice” By Vibhu Mishra Original video
Gaza: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
UN News/Ziad Taleb | A child watches as bodies are recovered from under the rubble of a house in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation of civilians as a method of […]
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate online scams, and terrorists are grooming supporters and recruiting fighters. Recognizing the growing dangers of cybercrime, the UN has set about drafting a legally-binding international treaty to counter the threat. Five years later, […]
What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter?
UN Photo | The United Nations flag flies in front of the Peace Palace, home of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been placed firmly in the global spotlight this month following South Africa’s decision to turn to the world tribunal after accusing Israel of violating […]