The closure of the US Agency for International Development on February 3 has had a massive impact on the missions of journalists and dozens of … Read more: US aid freeze hampers work of human rights activists in Iran – Le MondeContinue Reading
On March 8, United States federal immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University, for potential deportation … Read more: The Hypocrisy of the Human Rights Industrial ComplexContinue Reading
The Taliban government in Afghanistan continues to face challenges. Human rights and their policies toward women and girls has attracted … Read more: Recent developments in Afghanistan – The House of Commons LibraryContinue Reading
… human rights violations and crimes against humanity. Also, in January 2024 the International Court of Justice found that in Gaza there was a … Read more: DAWN Joins 70+ Organizations Urging Maersk Shareholders to Demand Human Rights …Continue Reading
Enforced disappearances are prohibited by both our Constitution and international human rights standards.” ICE's online detainee locator ostensibly … Read more: Lawyers say ICE 'disappeared' 48 New Mexico residents: 'Serious human rights violation'Continue Reading
… right to self-determination,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said. “Israel must immediately and completely cease all settlement … Read more: Israel ramps up settlement and annexation in West Bank with dire human rights consequencesContinue Reading
Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela. Marta Valiñas, Chair of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the … Read more: Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria, Venezuela – UN NewsContinue Reading
… Human Rights Impact Programs for the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut. His other books include … Read more: Human Rights Expert James Waller to Offer 2025 Atrocity Studies Lecture, Genocide …Continue Reading
News and Press Release in Arabic on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 18 Mar 2025 by OHCHR. Read more: UN Human Rights Office – OPT: Annexation, violence, and forced displacement must stop …Continue Reading
Planted in fertile soil, the seed of this project grew into an established human rights organization licensed in the Middle East and the European … Read more: Syria: Legal and Human Rights Implications of Printing Official Documents in TürkiyeContinue Reading
The human rights situation in Venezuela remains grave. Over seven months have passed since the presidential election, and the Venezuelan authorities … Read more: UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela – GOV.UKContinue Reading
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Bans on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, closures of federal civil rights offices, stopping the collection of data … Read more: Experts worry that DEIA bans are part of a push to undo the 1964 Civil Rights Act – NPRContinue Reading
Analysis in English on Poland about Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 Mar 2025 by Oxfam. Read more: Brutal Barriers: Pushbacks, violence and the violation of human rights on the Poland-Belarus borderContinue Reading
Amnesty International documented civil and political rights violations in Niger since the military coup of July 2023 to January 2025. Read more: Niger: “Threatened and Brought to Heel” – Human Rights and Civic Space Under Pressure …Continue Reading
… Human Rights Champion from the United Arab Emirates. At only 24 years old, Kehkashan Basu, who holds a master's degree in business administration … Read more: UN Human Rights Champion Kehkashan Basu to Speak at ISU's 54th Frank Church SymposiumContinue Reading