Iran's permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva says a new report by the world body on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic is produced by a political mandate devised by certain Western states.

The UN rights chief says violence is escalating across Myanmar, warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis following the February 1 coup in the country.

The UN rights chief voices alarm over the ongoing violence in Colombia, calling for an independent investigation into the recent deadly clashes in the country.

The UN has called on Libya and the EU to urgently reform their rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, saying the current practices fail to protect migrants’ lives and safety.

Security forces have detained one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule in central Myanmar.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet accuses Myanmar’s military junta of committing crimes against humanity.

President Maduro says unless UN High Commissioner for Human Rights rectifies her report about the rights situation in Venezuela, he might suspend his country's relations with her office.

The United Nations human rights chief has called on Myanmar's ruling generals to halt their "vicious crackdown on peaceful protesters".

The UN human rights chief calls on France to withdraw a controversial part of a draft security law that would place restrictions on filming police.

The UN human rights chief condemns ongoing indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas in and around the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh.