From a village in newly independent Ghana to the forefront of the continent's democratic projectGROWING UP IN A NEW NATIONI was just old enough in 1957 to raise the flag of the newly independent Ghana ...

Israel’s unrelenting attacks on Gaza kill dozens as Israeli settler violence leaves three dead in the West Bank.

Ghana’s parliament has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing human rights and upholding international obligations through ...

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

Issue a statement at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council session publicly calling on Bahrain to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, ...

Leading local and international human rights organizations have joined together to issue a statement urging Liberian President Joseph Boakai to renew an executive order for the Office of War and ...

In October 2024, Kenya, alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Benin, Gambia, and Ethiopia, was elected to serve a three-year term at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC ...

The U.N. Human Rights Council is attempting to do an end-run around the Trump administration by advancing an OIC-backed resolution that could enable prosecution of Israeli and U.S. troops.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council and says UN "has to get it's act together." Newsweek Posted: February 5, 2025 ...

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday (Dec 4) to stop US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the UN ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council. “I’ve always felt that the U.N. has tremendous potential ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2025. The message from the conclusions is clear: the EU is committed to the ...