UN Finds Little Progress on Justice in Sri Lanka
Click to expand Image United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2025. © 2025 Krishan Kariyawasam/NurPhoto via AP Photo Seventeen years after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the latest report by the United Nations High CommissionerContinue Reading
Krishnendu Mukherjee and Harj Narulla instructed by Indian and Bangladeshi communities …
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UN Human Rights Council 63: UK Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Myanmar
The Myanmar military’s use of forced conscription, arson and arbitrary detention have driven displacement beyond 3.6 million. The Mechanism’s evidence … Read MoreContinue Reading
UN human rights chief warns AI poses ‘existential’ risk to humanity – ABC News
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has addressed a council in Geneva saying AI posed a threat to humanity among the use of … Read MoreContinue Reading
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’ – UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary technology … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iran Hangs Disabled Afghan Prisoner, Rights Group Says – Thekabultribune.com
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said Walijan Noorzai was hanged at dawn Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Rafsanjan Central Prison in Iran’s … Read MoreContinue Reading
Israeli flags become the latest weapon of settlers in West Bank domination – Al Jazeera
Does Trump have real leverage over Netanyahu? History of flotilla campaigns · Features|Human Rights. Israeli flags become the latest weapon of … Read MoreContinue Reading
Judges uphold $20,000 cap on human rights pain and suffering awards – Western Standard
Judges uphold $20,000 cap on human rights pain and suffering awards. Louise ArbourRadio-Canada / Charles Contant. Read MoreContinue Reading
UN Rapporteur Warns of Deepening Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis Under Taliban Rule
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has warned that … Read MoreContinue Reading
US‑Israel strikes against Iran have systematically undermined human rights – Global Times
The military operations have not only ruthlessly stripped the Iranian people of their basic human rights, but also pushed the entire Middle East … Read MoreContinue Reading
UN Human Rights report says forced displacements of Palestinians violate international law
UN Human Rights report says forced displacements of Palestinians violate international law; White House touts new jobs report showing job growth … Read MoreContinue Reading
National Human Rights Council delegation on visit to areas affected by wildfires
BEJAIA – A delegation from the National Human Rights Council made a solidarity visit to Bejaia province on Friday to assess the situation of … Read MoreContinue Reading
Amnesty International Launches First Virtual Museum Chronicling 65 Years of Human …
Among the highlights is the organization’s receipt of the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its contribution to the defense of human rights. The virtual … Read MoreContinue Reading
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related … Read MoreContinue Reading
Iran Human Rights Report: Executions, Political Repression and Arbitrary Killings Intensify in …
Iran’s August 2026 human rights record reveals escalating executions, arrests, killings, flogging, and repression targeting political prisoners … Read MoreContinue Reading