The Latest Breaking News from the UN Human Rights Office

At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher, UN says

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed more than 6,000 people in three days during an assault on el-Fasher, the U.N. Human Rights Office has said

The Independent UK · Feb 14

North Korea executes people for sharing foreign films and TV: UN report

Mass surveillance tech has enabled world’s most restrictive state to exert ‘control in all parts of life’, report says.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2025

North Korea executes more people for watching foreign films, UN report finds

North Korean escapees interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office expressed "a clear and strong desire for change".

Euronews · Sep 12, 2025

UN condemns Houthi seizure of office in Yemen’s Sanaa

The Yemeni group seizes UN Human Rights Office in the capital Sanaa as it extends a crackdown on foreign organisations.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024

Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

A senior U.N. official says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters of the U.N. Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

Iran Slammed For Alarming Number Of Executions

In the first 10 months of 2023, more than 600 people have been sentenced to death and executed in Iran.

International Business Times UK · Dec 7, 2023