Posts Tagged ‘UN Human Rights Council’

Taliban’s repression of Afghan women – outrageous

Thursday, September 12th, 2024
repression of Afghan women

The UN’s top human rights official has condemned the Taliban’s repression of Afghan women and girls, calling the situation “outrageous” and warning of its dire consequences for the country’s future. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the Taliban’s morality laws, which severely limit women’s roles in society, are a form of systematic Read more

Vatican calls for religious freedom at UN Human Rights Council

Friday, March 11th, 2016

The Vatican on Wednesday said there is “a lack of political will on the part of the different institutions of the international community” to address attacks on the right of religious freedom. The comments were made during a United Nations Human Rights Council discussion on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion Read more