BYU law professor Brett Scharffs delivered a message to the U.N. connecting human dignity and peace.

UN panel says Trump’s hate speech has led to ‘grave’ human rights violations - The committee expressed its ‘deep disturbance’ regarding the use of derogatory and dehumanising language directed at ...

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) issued a statement Wednesday calling upon nations to fulfill their obligation to protect human rights defenders and create an enabling environment for ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, urged world leaders on Tuesday to incorporate human rights into ocean governance ...

Next week, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on renewing the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ...

Komnas Perempuan labels the acid attack on activist Andrie Yunus as a test for Indonesia's leadership at the UN Human Rights Council.

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a motion extending an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and called for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough ...