UN Rights Office Warns Livestreaming a US Execution Would Breach the Absolute Prohibition of Torture
OHCHR says broadcasting the planned firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan would amount to a public execution, which international law treats…
United Nations General Assembly Opens 81st Session Under New Presidency
The UN General Assembly’s 81st session has opened in New York under President Khalilur Rahman, with trust, institutional transformation and…
UN Human Rights Council Opens 63rd Session in Geneva
The UN Human Rights Council has opened its 63rd regular session in Geneva, beginning a month of debates on urgent…