Hungary deports two British citizens convicted of funding terrorism to UK
A regional court in Hungary decided on Thursday to deport two British citizens back to the UK pursuant to an arrest warrant for the men's unauthorized departure. Simon Keeler and Trevor Brooks, also known as Abu...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that left 30 dead and approximately 80 injured. The attacks occurred when a bomb exploded around 8:00 PM at a fruit and...
UN rights expert: Paris attacks may be crimes against humanity
An independent UN human rights expert said Tuesday that last week's attacks in Paris may constitute crimes against humanity. The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, said, "hese attacks may constitute a...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement on Friday calling for an end to the political violence and killings currently afflicting Burundi. In the statement, the Secretary General expressed "grave concerns" regarding the...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater protection for journalists' rights and honored journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty as he marked the second observation of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...
UN issues revised 'Nelson Mandela Rules' on treatment of prisoners
The UN issued the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners Wednesday to improve the treatment of prisoners throughout the world. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, spoke on behalf of Secretary-General Ban...
UN welcomes Somalia's ratification of child rights convention
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday praised the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the Government of Somalia and encouraged the US to follow suit. The Convention on the Rights of the...
The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday that the global drug problem has become a significant human rights issue around the world. In a panel discussion at the UN Human Rights Council,...
DOJ to dedicate $44M in grant funding to fight human trafficking
Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the Department of Justice , announced on Thursday, that the Department of Justice will fund a 44 million dollar grant to fight human trafficking me. The funds will support the actual fight...
Members of the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government reached an agreement on Wednesday regarding punishing civil rights abuses, a move commended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon . The two...
