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October 15, 2026 10:31 AM

India urges UN to seek probe into reported killings in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

India has urged the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to seek impartial investigations into reported killings by Pakistani security forces during protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), along with due process for detained activists and the restoration of internet access in the region. Anuj Swarup, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, raised the concerns while delivering India’s statement at the ...

October 14, 2026 8:30 PM

OHCHR’s selective approach undermines its credibility: MEA

Reaffirming its stance, India on Wednesday described the concerns raised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) over detentions during recent protests in New Delhi as “unwarranted and unacceptable”. Addressing a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal criticised the OHCHR for its “extreme selectivity”, noting that it had not publicly commented on protests or law enforcement actions in ...

October 11, 2026 2:26 PM

India rejects OHCHR remarks on New Delhi events, calls concerns ‘unwarranted’

India on Sunday rejected remarks by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) about October 10 events in New Delhi, describing its concerns as “unwarranted” and an “unacceptable interference” in the country’s internal affairs. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, "We have seen certain remarks by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights about yesterday’s events in New Delhi. India is the world’s largest democracy, where the rig...

May 11, 2026 5:21 PM

UN warns drone attacks drive surge in civilian deaths in Sudan

The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that widening and intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could lead to more death and displacement. "The international community is on notice that, unless action is taken without delay, this conflict is on the cusp of entering yet another new, even deadlier phase," the high commissioner for the U.N. Human Rights Office, Volker Turk, said in a statement. Turk warned that armed drones have now become the leading...

April 24, 2026 9:51 PM

UN says Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Hezbollah rockets into Israel may breach international law

The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it has documented patterns of attacks on civilians in populated areas and residential buildings in Lebanon and Israel that may amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law. The report covers the first three weeks of the latest escalation, which began after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel on March 2, prompting Israel to respond with a large‑scale military offensive. Since then, nearly 2,500 people have been killed in Lebanon, ...

December 10, 2025 4:50 PM

UN human rights office in ‘survival mode’ amid major funding cuts

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Wednesday that his office was in "survival mode" due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge. "Our resources have been slashed, along with funding for human rights organisations - including at the grassroots level - around the world. We are in survival mode," the high commissioner for the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) told reporters. OHCHR has $90 million less in fundin...

February 13, 2025 4:32 PM

Human rights violations ongoing in Bangladesh even during interim government’s tenure: OHCHR Report

The United Nations' Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has found that human rights violations in Bangladesh did not occur only during the Awami League era but are also taking place under the interim government’s tenure. This finding was revealed in a fact-finding report made public by the UN agency on Wednesday. Divided into two broad sections, the report states that human rights violations during the interim government's tenure include revenge abuses targeting the police, Awami League members, and ...