Search Results >> Afghanistan

36 results found - Displaying 11 - 20
Afghanistan’s justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes.

Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds

7 December 2020
Human Rights
News Story
A mosque in Khair Khana, Kabul , Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: More action needed to stop killings of human rights defenders 

14 August 2020
Human Rights
News Story
Celebrating the handover of housing units to Roma community members in Serbia (file)

Leaving No Roma behind during a pandemic, and beyond: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

2 August 2020
Human Rights
News Story
On 26 May 2020 in Juba, South Sudan, children released from armed forces are seated on the ground while negotiations for their reintegration take place.

Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’

15 June 2020
Human Rights
News Story
A boy who was forced to work in a factory in Hyderabad, India is pictured outside his home.

Child labour gains since 2000 ‘could be wiped out by COVID’, UN warns

12 June 2020
Human Rights
News Story
Ambuchu John is 58 years old and completely blind, seen here standing in his new home with his two eldest children, having been displaced by the fighting in Buea District, Cameroon.

UN panel to rally global political will to tackle internal displacement crisis

25 February 2020
Human Rights
News Story
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law: UN rights office

19 November 2019
Human Rights
News Story
Millions of children across Yemen face serious threats due to malnutrition, in particular, and the lack of basic health services, in general.

Monday’s Daily Brief: Progress and pitfalls in child rights, millions of Afghans acutely food insecure, Middle East nuclear-free zone, social media and child detention

18 November 2019
Human Rights
News Story
A mural commemorating journalists killed in Afghanistan has been painted on a blast wall in downtown Kabul.

Friday's Daily Brief: When journalists are targets, landslides in Cameroon, UN Female Police Officer of the Year award

1 November 2019
Human Rights
News Story
The Human Rights Council, Geneva (file photo, May 2018)

Venezuela, Poland and Sudan amongst 14 new Human Rights Council members

17 October 2019
Human Rights
News Story