BBC Radio 4's Today programme is hosting a special Gaza debate – watch live from 20:00 BST. Read more: The Today debate: Israel-Gaza – are we witnessing war crimes? – BBC NewsContinue Reading
DRC: M23 rebels executed at least 21 civilians in Goma, Human Rights Watch says The killings took place on 22 and 23 February in the … Read more: DRC: M23 rebels executed at least 21 civilians in Goma, Human Rights Watch saysContinue Reading
The 12-person crew, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, is expected to reach Gaza on June 7. Read more: Who's onboard the Madleen Gaza flotilla, and where has it reached so far? – Al JazeeraContinue Reading
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Hungarian lawmakers to reject or amend a bill that targets foreign-funded NGOs … Read more: Europe's rights body says Hungary's transparency bill threatens human rights | ReutersContinue Reading
A Best Practice Note for Business on Human Rights Defenders offering practical insight on integrating respect for Defenders into company policies … Read more: The Consumer Goods Forum Publishes New Best Practice Note on Respecting Human …Continue Reading
The process to get Universal Credit was hard. My support worker did it all with me. In the past my rent was paid directly. Now I get my money … Read more: Gaia's reality – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating … Read more: World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate actionContinue Reading
We are thrilled to say that, at the High Court today, Mr Justice Sheldon dismissed the injunction application of Counsel for the EHRC's landlord. His … Read more: Protect the Right to Protest – from the EHRC – CrowdJusticeContinue Reading
Front Line Defenders expresses its concern over the criminalisation of the K'iche' Mayan indigenous leader of the 48 Cantones de Totonicapán as a … Read more: Guatemala: Concern over the criminalisation of indigenous human rights defenders of the …Continue Reading
A spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office condemned the ongoing violence near humanitarian aid sites in Gaza, calling the deadly attacks … Read more: U.N. Human Rights Spokesperson Calls Israeli Attack Near Palestinian Aid Hub "Unconscionable"Continue Reading
Each year, we consume some 1.7 times more resources than our planet can regenerate. The extraction and burning of fossil fuels is trapping humanity in … Read more: HC Türk: Climate emergency is a clarion call for a new politics | OHCHRContinue Reading
According to Lasha Bughadze, “Georgia will never be part of the Russian world because Putin's Russian world has no future. And in this fight, we must … Read more: Georgian civil activists addressed EP Subcommittee on Human Rights – 1TVContinue Reading
Antonio Guterres says he is "appalled" by reports of Palestinians being killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza. Read more: UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid distribution site – BBCContinue Reading
… 21 civilians over two days in February in the eastern city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Tuesday. Read more: Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo executed civilians, Human Rights Watch says | ReutersContinue Reading
On Saturday, 31 May 2025, SJS observed media reports indicating that the Minister of Women and Human Rights had began the selection of the members … Read more: Op-ed: Somalia must uphold constitutional and international norms in forming human rights …Continue Reading