Reimagining security: Learning to see the world – Agencia Ocote
… human rights activists from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. … In Kenya, for example, the work of Muslims for Human Rights shows how … Read MoreContinue Reading
HRW urges Thai authorities to protect MPs and rights defender facing online death threats
In confronting the critical nature of the matter affecting outspoken human rights defenders in Thailand, Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights … Read MoreContinue Reading
Temporary fixes and long-term commitments: Hungary’s 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law
… human rights concerns. The 16th Amendment (discussed in an earlier piece) and the 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law, adopted in June and July … Read MoreContinue Reading
Qyira Yusri | Front Line Defenders
Prime Minister Najib Razak’s rise to power was characterized by an increased repression of civil society and human rights defenders and a lockdown on … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iran Executes 19-Year-Old Arrested During January Protests, Right Group Says
… rights group. Arvin Kheirkhahan was executed at about 4 a.m. on August 1 at Shahrud Prison in Iran’s Semnan Province, the Human Rights Activists … Read MoreContinue Reading
Amnesty Warns Extreme Heat Is a Human Rights Emergency – Jurist.org
Amnesty International calls global extreme heat pattern a human rights emergency, brought about by corporate greed and political failure. Read MoreContinue Reading
Christian charities challenge Amnesty report labelling them ‘anti-rights’
… human rights by undermining human rights protections in law and practice.” It characterised the organisations as forming part of a wider “anti … Read MoreContinue Reading
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again
The era of human rights is over, and dissent is once more forbidden. … civil protest. This is what enabled Starmer’s government to ban … Read MoreContinue Reading
Lost Opportunity at the Canadian Human Rights Museum: Nakba Past and Present – The Blogs
An exhibit about the Nakba (catastrophe in Arabic) opened at the Canadian Human Rights Museum on June 26, 2026. Nakba is the term used for the … Read MoreContinue Reading
Israeli Defense Ministry Plan Suggests Potential War Crimes | Human Rights Watch
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military on July 28 to take control of another Palestinian refugee camp in the West … Read MoreContinue Reading
UN expert flags human rights concerns over Cambodia after talks with PM in Phnom Penh
The U.N. expert on human rights in Cambodia has expressed concerns about displaced people, cyberscam trafficking, and citizens jailed for … Read MoreContinue Reading
Can Peru’s new leader restore security without deepening the human rights crisis? – ACLED
ACLED’s Latin America Senior Analyst, Sandra Pellegrini, comments on the organised crime crisis, political instability, and human rights … Read MoreContinue Reading
OHCHR / UGANDA HUMAN RIGHTS | UNifeed – UN Media
We are appalled at the crackdown on dissent in Uganda, alongside a gradual erosion of the rule of law,” a UN Human Rights Office spokesperson said … Read MoreContinue Reading
Pakistan: Baloch activist forcibly disappeared again: Jiand Baloch – Amnesty International
… rights burn. Donate to protect human rights. Women’s Day protest in Mexico. Together we can fight for human rights everywhere. Your donation can … Read MoreContinue Reading
Supreme Court grants permission to appeal Palestine Action terrorism proscription
Protest Rights, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Protest Rights | Monday 27 April 2026. Challenge to High Court ruling that Palestine Action … Read MoreContinue Reading