“Last week's UK High Court ruling against the British government’s enforcement of its ban on the activist group Palestine Action again shows the folly of trying to suppress hostile and offensive ...

Hutt City Council has extended the waiver of green waste fees at Silverstream Landfill until 5pm, Sunday 1 March, recognising the tremendous community response to storm clean-up efforts across Lower ...

NZ 400m record holder, Lex Revell-Lewis was home in second in a PB 20.49, Zach Saunders followed him in to clock a PB 20.71 ...

In a world where authoritarian regimes actively seek to undermine open societies through interference, coercion, and disinformation, the ability to speak freely is not merely a luxury – it is the ...

There is no comprehensive data on the number of children trafficked by gangs. However, in 2024, the UN estimated that more than 500,000 children were living in areas under gang control. As per the ...

The report documents instances of torture and other ill-treatment, sexual abuse and exploitation, forced abortions, food deprivation, solitary confinement, among other grave human rights abuses.

At the current pace, the Asia-Pacific region is set to miss a staggering 103 out of 117 measurable Sustainable Development Goals targets by 2030. The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026, ...

In the latest demolition drive, over 40,000 people were displaced in Makoko, Nigeria’s largest informal settlement. “Such large-scale demolitions cause immense human suffering and can constitute ...

GENEVA (20 February 2026) – UN human rights experts* today urged Iranian authorities to fully disclose the fate and whereabouts of individuals detained, forcibly disappeared or missing in the ...

GENEVA (19 February 2026) – A UN Human Rights Office report released today raises concerns over ethnic cleansing by Israeli authorities in both Gaza and the West Bank, amid increased attacks and ...

GENEVA (18 February 2026) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday expressed alarm at reports that over 50 civilians were killed in drone strikes by parties to the conflict in ...

For Pacific Islanders hoping to move to Aotearoa, there is a pathway. Under the Pacific Access Category (PAC) ballot, 150 people from specifically Kiribati and 250 from Tuvalu - two of the most ...