Americas
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Violent attempt at US Capitol to ‘overturn’ election, shocking and incendiary: independent UN experts
A group of independent UN rights experts released a statement on Monday condemning the violent storming of the United States…
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Peru: UN rights office decries excessive use of force in November protests
Police in Peru used unnecessary and excessive force during protests in the capital last November challenging the legitimacy of the…
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Close ‘disgraceful’ Guantánamo camp – UN experts urge incoming US administration
Exactly 19 years after the Guantánamo Bay detention centre first opened, UN independent human rights experts on Monday urged the…
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Top UN officials saddened at mob violence during US Capitol breach; Bachelet decries ‘incitement’ by political leaders
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly have expressed sadness over the violence that…
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