Israelis and others say the allegations are baseless and slanderous, and issued by a group with a long history of bias ...

Japan’s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.’s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both ...

Japan's Foreign Ministry said it informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights not to allocate ...

A Senate confirmation would clear the way for the Congresswoman’s resignation and the special election to fill her seat.

The UN Human Rights Committee found on Thursday that Albania violated the rights of three Roma children by failing to register their births, leaving them without legal recognition and at risk of ...

The committee for economic, social and cultural rights say regressive and ineffective tax policies could disproportionately affect low-income households, women and disadvantaged groups.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan to stop retaliating against a UN committee for women’s rights on Tuesday. The development follows the committee’s recommendation that Japan revise its domestic law ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights on ...

United Nations aid agencies have been sent questionnaires by the US asking them to state if they have "anti-American" beliefs ...

In February, I represented Amnesty International UK at the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (‘the committee’) in Geneva. After three days hearing about the devastating ...