U.N. mission to probe rights in Venezuela
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to create a mission to investigate cases of suspected human rights abuses in Venezuela over the past five years.
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As temperatures rise, climate gains status as top threat to human rights
The U.N. human rights chief says the climate crisis is a top threat and U.S. detention of migrant children is alarming.
U.N. rights chief wary of nationalism interfering with global cooperation
A warning that sovereignty and national borders are being invoked to prevent human rights issues from being addressed.
New accord to protect defenders of environment and human rights
The aim is to establish better networks of support worldwide for advocates and raise the pressure for perpetrators of violence and intimidation to be held accountable.
Bachelet condemns U.S. treatment of migrant families held at border
The U.N. human rights chief said children should never be held in immigration detention or separated from families.
Humans accelerate 1 million species losses as safe habitats are destroyed
Accelerating species losses undermine humanity's perch on the planet because all life depends on rich species diversity.
International array captures the unseeable with a 'virtual telescope'
The Event Horizon Telescope pulled off one of astrophysicists' longtime dreams by documenting a supermassive black hole.
Protection areas for night skies multiply with growing movement
The movement against too much artificial light at night celebrates International Dark Sky Week in April.
Western nations rebuke Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing
The European Union and eight other nations condemned Saudi Arabia, demanding that it cooperate with a U.N.-led investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's brazen murder.
Human rights agenda seen to be 'losing ground' around the world
The Human Rights Council began with warnings of broken norms despite some powerful movements for social justice.
Who will be the winner of the U.S.-China trade war winner? Neither.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
'Instaplomacy' worth 1,000 missives as leaders turn to social media
Instagram is fast becoming the go-to social media for leaders, international organizations and governments.
Human rights and children's issues take lead in organizations' retweets
As social media proliferates, the U.N. human rights chief and UNICEF are generating thousands of engagements on Twitter.
The United Nations has led 76 investigations in the past 55 years
As demands grow for a U.N. probe of Khashoggi's murder, an Arete News review finds just eight previous such orders.
Human rights experts outraged at Myanmar's crackdown on press
Newly installed U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet took on Myanmar by calling for the release of two journalists.
U.N. rights chief urges more global support for people and not nations
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned people's rights must be defended amid a rise in populist-driven authoritarians.