OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. Photo: UN

Use of Force Against Protesters in Iran Must Stop: UN Human Rights Office

October 19, 2022October 22, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Iran, Security Forces

A month after demonstrations erupted across Iran, the UN Human Rights Office says that unabated violent response by security forces

NATO Foreign Ministers held an extraordinary virtual meeting on Friday (7 January 2022) to discuss Russia’s continued military build-up in and around Ukraine. Photo: NATO (file photo)

Europe Political Issues Politics World

UN Commission Concludes War Crimes Committed in Ukraine

September 27, 2022October 1, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, War Crimes

Witnesses provided the Commission with consistent accounts of ill-treatment and torture carried out during unlawful confinement. Based on its investigations

Crime Middle East and Africa Politics World

UN Experts Demand Accountability for Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

September 23, 2022September 26, 2022 RMN News Human Rights, Internet, Iran, Mahsa Amini

A group of UN experts* on 22 September condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody

Teesta Setalvad with Zakia Jafri in the Gujarat riots case. Photo: CJP (file photo)

Asia Pacific People Politics World

Gujarat Riots Case of Modi: Teesta Setalvad Gets Bail in Supreme Court

September 2, 2022September 6, 2022 RMN News Gujarat Riots, Human Rights, Narendra Modi, Teesta Setalvad

By RMN News Service The Supreme Court of India today (September 2) granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad.

Democratic forces in Belarus have been protesting the brutal regime since August 2020. Photo: European Parliament (Representational Image)

Europe Political Issues Politics World

UN Experts Denounce Withdrawal of Belarus from Aarhus Convention

August 11, 2022August 13, 2022 RMN News Aarhus Convention, Belarus, Human Rights, UN

Measures for the protection of environmental human rights defenders are urgently needed in Belarus and elsewhere in the Aarhus space.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leading a protest against Modi regime in New Delhi on August 5, 2022. Photo: Congress

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World

Congress Protesters Fail to Gherao House of Führer Modi in Delhi

August 5, 2022August 10, 2022 RMN News Congress, Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi

By RMN News Service Thousands of Congress workers and lawmakers took to streets in different parts of India today (August