The Trump administration's proposed shake-up targets human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy. Read more: State Dept to close offices on human rights, war crimes – Genocide WatchContinue Reading
201 likes, 3 comments – euromedhr on April 22, 2025: "In its push to impose and expand so-called “buffer zones” across #Gaza, Israel has killed … Read more: Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor | In its push to impose and expand so-called “buffer zones …Continue Reading
Civil society and women's rights groups have criticised the move, stressing that achieving gender equality in all areas requires sustained and … Read more: UN expert concerned by Canada's abolition of gender equality minister – ohchrContinue Reading
Housing isn't a privilege — it's a human right. Roman's story is a powerful reminder of why we need change. It's time for a Human Rights Act in … Read more: Amnesty has determined that Israel's system of oppression and domination of Palestinians …Continue Reading
In the past, people who were convicted under the law were often bloggers or human rights activists: those the government sought to silence but who … Read more: Vietnam: Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
State Dept defends human rights abuse report changes, says streamlined process eliminates 'political bias'. Senior State Department official condemns … Read more: State Department official rips 'misleading' NPR on human rights abuses report | Fox NewsContinue Reading
Russia continues to systemically violate the human rights of the … The Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG), a Crimean-based human rights … Read more: Russian Occupation Update, April 21, 2025 | Institute for the Study of WarContinue Reading
Bringing together Indigenous Peoples, Government representatives, UN agencies and civil society from around the world, the Forum will run until 2 May. Read more: At Annual United Nations Forum, Participants Call on Indigenous Peoples' Rights to Be UpheldContinue Reading
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 21, 2025: Cheraghali Ghasemi, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Qom Central Prison. Read more: Article: Cheraghali Ghasemi Hanged for Drug Offences in Qom – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading
Picture this: A white Catholic priest hand-in-hand with Civil Rights activist John Lewis when he awoke in the hospital following the events of … Read more: St. Mike's class on Edmundites in the Civil Rights Movement opens eyes, preserves legacyContinue Reading
The 14-year-old's essay, “Hafu dakara nanda” (Hafu, so what?), won the Justice Ministry's Human Rights Bureau award at a national junior high school … Read more: Essay by 'hafu' teenager wins human rights prize at contest | The Asahi ShimbunContinue Reading
He is a fellow with RFK Human Rights, where he started an advocacy project with Amnesty International staff on regulating the U.S. transfer of weapons … Read more: Jonathan Lam '27 Honored by Amnesty International USA | Cornell ChronicleContinue Reading
Led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the groups represent "millions of people of every background in every ZIP code across … Read more: Civil Rights Coalition Launches Unity Pact to Defend Against Trump Assault on NonprofitsContinue Reading
Power has always trumped justice; rights are won through resistance, not granted by the powerful. Human history is often romanticized as a gradual … Read more: Power, not principles: The grim logic behind human rights | Opinion – Daily SabahContinue Reading
Rabat – The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) held a roundtable this afternoon in Rabat to open a new chapter in the way migration is governed … Read more: Morocco's CNDH Leads Conversation on Migrant Workers' Rights in AfricaContinue Reading