U.N. issues new Syria war death toll, says 350,000 is an ‘undercount’

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 350,209 people have been killed in the decade-old war in Syria, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday in its…

U.N. rights chief urges Belarus neighbours to protect asylum-seekers

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called on Belarus' neighbours on Friday to protect asylum seekers after four people died near the Polish border…

Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. rights chief said the "triple planetary crises" of climate change, pollution and nature loss represented the biggest threat to human rights globally at…

Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have contradicted public promises on rights including by ordering women to stay at home, blocking teenage girls from school and holding house-to-house…

U.N. rights chief regrets lack of access to Xinjiang

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' rights chief lamented on Monday that efforts to gain access to China's Xinjiang region to probe reports of serious violations against Muslim Uyghurs have…