Human rights activists are calling for refugee status to be granted to Russian citizen Ivan Borisov, who faces imprisonment in the Russian Federation. Read more: Borisov Case a Test of Ukraine's Commitment to European Human Rights StandardsContinue Reading
Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on Iran's notorious Evin Prison in June was “an apparent war crime,” while also … Read more: Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an 'apparent war crime,' Human Rights Watch saysContinue Reading
Activists and former officials are alarmed by the way the Trump administration is changing the way the U.S. promotes human rights around the … Read more: A look at how the Trump administration is changing America's focus on human rights – NPRContinue Reading
Donate to protect human rights … If you are talented and passionate about human rights then Amnesty International wants to hear from you. Read more: Amnesty International's Submission on the Proposed Changes to the Law on the Return of …Continue Reading
The Trump administration delayed releasing reports on countries' human rights records. Now they're out, and they're starkly different than in the … Read more: US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual …Continue Reading
The US State Department's 2024 human rights report has been scaled back, omitting details of abuses for certain countries. Read more: Trump administration accused of politicizing human rights | DW News – YouTubeContinue Reading
We're challenging the UK government's inadequate national adaptation plan at the European Court of Human Rights. Head of Legal Will Rundle … Read more: UK climate adaptation case goes to European Court of Human Rights | Friends of the EarthContinue Reading
Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of Syria in a wave of … Read more: Syria: Violence in Alawite areas may be war crimes, say rights investigators | UN NewsContinue Reading
Program/Project Management Job in Syria about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 3-4 years of experience, from Oxfam; closing on 29 Aug 2025. Read more: Protection Officer – Syrian Arab Republic | ReliefWebContinue Reading
The elimination of key sections and the diminishment of others will deal a heavy blow to US leadership on human rights, serve the interests of … Read more: Assessing the Damage from Changes to the US State Department's Human Rights ReportsContinue Reading
… Human Rights Act 1998. This is a potential reality highlighted in a recent UK legal case, known as Summit v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd … Read more: Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rightsContinue Reading
The US State Department released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. Read more: Are countries getting a pass on their human rights records? – CNNContinue Reading
Between June 24 and July 29, Human Rights Watch interviewed 22 people about the attack, including relatives of victims and prisoners, former Evin … Read more: Iran: Israeli Attack on Evin Prison an Apparent War Crime | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
The tone and scope notably changed from the 2023 report, altering or removing references to human rights abuses based on sexuality, gender, and race, … Read more: US State Department scales back numerous human rights abuses in 2024 report – JURISTContinue Reading
The report itself has been accused of political bias, with the US softening criticism of Israel and El Salvador. Germany rejected the report … Read more: Germany rejects US censorship claims in human rights report – DW – 08/13/2025Continue Reading