Europe
UK tells OSCE that Russia must show evidence for its claims, as it condemns the Dnipro and Komyshuvakha strikes
At the OSCE in Vienna, the UK condemned Russian strikes at Dnipro and Komyshuvakha and asked Moscow to back its…
Topic
Human rights
Asia-Pacific
North Korea more isolated than ever, says head of UN human rights office in Seoul
James Heenan, head of the UN human rights office in Seoul, says North Korea is changing fast but its people…
Analysis
Enclaved Greek Cypriots in Karpas explained: the ECHR findings
The Karpas Greek Cypriots stayed in their villages after 1974. The European Court of Human Rights found that Turkey subjected…
Greece
Imvros and Tenedos explained: what Turkey promised the Greeks at Lausanne
Lausanne Article 14 promised the Greeks of Imvros and Tenedos self-government and protection. Helsinki Watch and the European Court of…
Europe
UK tells OSCE that Russia’s justifications for its war on Ukraine do not withstand scrutiny, citing UN figures of 328 civilians killed in September
At the OSCE in Vienna on 29 October the UK rejected four Russian justifications for the invasion and asked Moscow…
Europe
UK backs ODIHR’s independence at the OSCE and presses Russia, Belarus and Georgia on human rights
In Vienna on 29 October, UK Ambassador Neil Holland pledged extra funding for the OSCE’s ODIHR, urged states to protect…
Europe
UN Commission of Inquiry: Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in strikes on Ukraine’s energy system
A new report to the UN General Assembly says Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system were war crimes and a…
Analysis
Missing persons in Cyprus explained: CMP figures and ECHR rulings
Of 2,002 people on the UN-backed CMP list from Cyprus, 1,082 had been identified by 31 August 2026. This explainer…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN report: women and girls now one in four civilians killed in conflict, double their 2021 share
The UN Secretary-General's annual Women, Peace and Security report says women and girls were a quarter of the more than…
Asia-Pacific
UN experts say fate of North Koreans returned from China is unknown, urge Beijing to stop repatriations
UN-appointed independent experts say there is no information on the whereabouts or treatment of North Koreans forcibly returned from China…
Asia-Pacific
EU envoy Frellesen visits Kabul and presses on women’s rights, security and Afghanistan-Pakistan dialogue
The EU's Special Envoy for Afghanistan spent 12 to 14 October in Kabul, where he raised restrictions on women and…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN General Assembly elects 15 members to the Human Rights Council, including Ukraine, Germany and Japan
The General Assembly filled 15 of the Human Rights Council's 47 seats by secret ballot on 13 October, with terms…