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The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday raised concerns over the Saba Saba day ...
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised concerns on the Saba Saba day protests ...
We are deeply troubled by the killings yesterday of at least 10 people, as well as looting and destruction of property in ...
Can human rights foster economies that promote equitable and sustainable societies? A Human Rights Economy does precisely that, by putting people and the planet at the centre of all economic decisions ...
As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has called for human ...
As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN's top human rights official has called for human ...
Photo courtesy of Kumanan Kanapathippillai The Chemmani cemetery, located near the entrance of Jaffna town, is once again the ...
During his official visit to Sri Lanka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed proposed legislation to decriminalise same-sex relations. ..
On the seventh day of the second phase of re-excavations at Chemmani in July 2025, I stood before a shallow grave where ...
A quaint village in northern Jaffna is currently throwing up evidence of Sri Lanka’s gross human rights abuses and poor ...
Photo courtesy Kumanan Kanapathippillai As the Chemmani mass graves are uncovered once more, Sri Lanka stands at a decisive ...
The U.N.'s decision to hire four new staff for its controversial anti-Israel commission, despite an ongoing liquidity crisis, ...