OHCHR to set up office in Bangladesh, MOU signed

Jul 19, 2025

The Government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...

MEA rebukes OHCHR interference regarding legal action against Teesta Setalvad as 'unwarranted'

Jun 29, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 29 : Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday rebuked the UN Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) for Human...

UN rights office urges Vietnam to release jailed activists

Dec 17, 2021

New York [US], December 18 : Authorities in Vietnam must immediately release four activists jailed this week for spreading anti-State propaganda, the UN human...

UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting

Aug 20, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], August 20 : The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a...

UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis

Apr 06, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 : The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and...

UN says extradition of Bangladesh's Ex PM Sheikh Hasina is bilateral issue

Feb 12, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Office in Geneva has launched the "OHCHR Fact-Finding Report: Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of...