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November 1, 2017 Dispatches

How Long Will UN Security Council be Missing in Action on Burma?

New Resolution Opportunity for Council to Address Crisis

Rohingya refugees walk after crossing the Naf River at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Palong Khali, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh November 1, 2017.

October 27, 2017 News Release

Syria: Chemical Findings Demand Accountability

UN-Appointed Inquiry Blames Government for Khan Sheikhoun Attack

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib province, Syria on April 5, 2017.

October 27, 2017 Report

Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted as Violence Surges

UN Peacekeeping Mission Faces Renewal, Needs Expansion

Anti-Balaka fighters in Gambo, Mboumou province, Central African Republic, on August 16, 2017.

October 26, 2017 Dispatches

North Korea Reluctantly Opens Up on Human Rights

Accountability Remains Critical for Victims

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea Tomas Ojea Quintana addresses a news conference after his report to the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2017.

October 20, 2017 News Release

Russia: Don’t Veto Extension of Syria Inquiry

Security Council to Decide on Chemical Weapons Inquiry Renewal

Russia's deputy UN envoy, Vladimir Safronkov delivers remarks during the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, US. April 7, 2017.

October 18, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Election to UN Rights Body Spotlights Failings

Leading Rights Groups Call for Action to Match Human Rights Role to Reality

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October 13, 2017 News Release

UN: DR Congo Unfit to Serve on Rights Body

Reject Congolese Bid in Upcoming Vote

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

A protestor holds a sign calling for the release of unjustly imprisoned youth activists. Baku, September 18, 2016.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Russia

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Yulia Galyamina and Nikolai Tuzhilin on the ground with riot police officials next to them. Moscow, July 2017

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Uzbekistan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to late October or early November annually.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Turkmenistan

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

People attend the opening ceremony of the new Belarussian-built potash plant in Garlyk, Turkmenistan March 31, 2017.

October 5, 2017 UPR

Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia

30th session of the UPR; 3rd cycle

Hands of the bodyguard of Medellín’s human rights ombudsman, Jorge Ceballos. Ceballos was the target of numerous death threats by right-wing armed groups due to his work as a human rights defender.

October 4, 2017 News Release

Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village

Soldiers Shot, Stabbed Men and Boys in Maung Nu, Rakhine State

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an old Rohingya refugee woman is carried after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017.

October 3, 2017 Dispatches

Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope

Appoint Strong Experts, Press All Parties to Cooperate

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to

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