In a letter to Human Rights Watch, he chronicled his unsuccessful efforts to induce prison authorities to protect him from abuse. Summing up these experiences, he wrote: "The opposite of ...

In your case law, the Court has consistently stated that Article 3 demands an absolute prohibition on removing people to a place where they face a real risk of torture or inhuman or degrading ...

The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in the eastern Congo city of Goma after it ...

The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the bombing of displacement camps, reports of gang rape and other sexual violence, ...

At the invitation of the Interim Government of Bangladesh OHCHR conducted an independent fact-finding inquiry into alleged human rights violations and abuses that occurred between 1 July and 15 August ...

The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last ...

The conflict has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the bombing of displacement camps, reports of gang rape and other sexual violence, the U.N. rights office ...

UN Rights Office Warns of Summary Killings and Rape in Eastern Congo GENEVA (Reuters) - The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary ...