Law and Crime Prevention

Interior view of Hagia Sophia
UN News/Jing Zhang

Keep Turkey’s Hagia Sophia ‘a space for meeting of cultures’, UN rights experts urge

31 July 2020

The historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, designated a mosque once again earlier this month by the Turkish Government, should be maintained as an inter-cultural space “reflecting the diversity and complexity of Turkey and its history”, said two independent human rights experts on Friday.

Protesters gather at a park in Brooklyn, New York City to demonstrate against racism and police violence.
UN News/Daniel Dickinson

How do you define lawful peaceful protest? The UN Human Rights Committee has a clear answer

29 July 2020

People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.

A Yazidi Kurd from Sinjar who was abducted by ISIL, pictured here in Mamilyan Camp for internally displaced persons in Akre, Iraq.
Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage

Iraq: ISIL’s acts of terror ‘divorced from the values of all faiths’ 

16 July 2020
Middle East

Religious leaders from communities across Iraq called for greater “healing and reconciliation” during a UN-organized event on Thursday, reaffirming their commitment to support survivors of crimes perpetrated by ISIL terrorist fighters.

 

Information about COVID-19 is being distributed in some of Afghanistan's remotest areas.
IFAD

Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief

2 July 2020
Asia Pacific

Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.