UN rights chief calls for Sudan military to step back
Nov. 5, 2021 The top U.N. human rights official on Friday called on Sudan’s military leaders to step back following a coup, also denouncing the arrest and detention of politicians,…
SERAP asks Commonwealth hold Nigerian govt. to account over the unlawful suspension of Twitter, repression
June 6, 2021 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth…
U.N. rights chief says George Floyd murder case shows scale of systemic racism
April 21, 2021 The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday welcomed as “momentous” the verdict in the George Floyd case which she said had highlighted how much remains to…
SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on Deji Adeyanju, other protesters
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations over violent attacks on activists, Deji Adeyanju and other protesters in Abuja. SERAP wrote to the UN Special Rapporteur,…
Kenya’s high court upholds law banning gay sex … Says same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya Kenya’s high court on Friday upheld a law banning gay sex, keeping same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail in the East African…
UN outraged over Iran’s execution of two 17 year olds
The UN human rights chief voiced outrage Friday at Iran’s execution of two 17-year-old boys charged with rape and robbery, stressing that executing children is banned under international law. With…
UN Climate Talks: Top Officials Advocate Incorporation of Human Rights Protection in Pact
Top officials and advocates are pushing at U.N. talks in Poland to ensure governments and businesses respect human rights when working to build a green future under the…
UN, U.S. ‘shocked’ as Saudi confirms journalist Khashoggi killed
The United Nations and the United States have expressed shock at Saudi Arabia’s confirmation that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its Consulate in Istanbul…