The human rights situation has been steadily deteriorating. Russian authorities have pursued a deliberate strategy to wipe out dissent through … Read more: The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Russia – Ārlietu ministrijaContinue Reading
That stigmatizing theory denied children needed support and isolated families. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump and Health and Human … Read more: Protecting Disability Rights Means Rebuking Harmful Autism Myths | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
A traditional approach to nuclear weapons tends to focus on State security matters and does not lend itself easily to a human rights lens. Read more: Human rights & nuclear regimes: lessons from the Marshall Islands – Just SecurityContinue Reading
On September 19, within the framework of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, an interactive dialogue was held with Karinna Moskalenko … Read more: Two UN events addressed the human rights situation in Belarus – Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaContinue Reading
The IAM Human Rights Department kicked off their 2025 convention in Atlanta with a reminder of how struggle leads to progress. Read more: IAM Opens 2025 Human Rights Conference on Mission to Break Barriers – IAM UnionContinue Reading
… Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. At dawn on 25 September, border forces opened fire at close range without warning on a group of kolbars … Read more: Iran border forces kill one kolbar, wound another – KHRN – Kurdistan Human Rights NetworkContinue Reading
Access to justice as a gateway for human rights achievements … Brazil's reliance on individualized litigation to access social security benefits may … Read more: Access to justice as a gateway for human rights achievements | OpenGlobalRightsContinue Reading
Disabled experts from the United Nations have told the UK government to carry out a “comprehensive” assessment of the human rights impact of its … Read more: UN calls for human rights assessment of government's benefit cuts bill and mental health reformsContinue Reading
What is the Moscow Mechanism? The Moscow Mechanism is an OSCE instrument for investigating the implementation of OSCE human rights commitments in the … Read more: OSCE report finds clear indications of human rights violations against Ukrainian soldiers …Continue Reading
… Human Rights Law, War Cr. … OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Ul. Miodowa 10. 00-251 Warsaw. Poland. Office: +48 22 … Read more: Moscow Mechanism experts present report on Ukraine to OSCE Permanent CouncilContinue Reading
Stephen Colbert sweetly paid tribute to his mother after being named a Ripple of Hope Award laureate by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights … Read more: Stephen Colbert joins former presidents in receiving major honor after CBS cancellationContinue Reading
On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the constitution to reject a … Read more: Egypt's Parliament Should Open New Era of Consultation | Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Geneva: On 23 September, during the 15th day of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Phuntsok Topgyal, the UN Advocacy … Read more: UN Advocacy Officer Highlights Continued Human Rights Violations in Tibet During 60th …Continue Reading
It would be “shame and a mistake” for the United Kingdom to leave the European convention on human rights, the UK's former judge at the human rights … Read more: Don't go, says ex-judge – by Joshua RozenbergContinue Reading
Welcoming Frederiksen's apology and the investigation, Naja Lyberth was also critical that it had not explored possible human rights violations. Read more: Greenland contraception scandal victims hear Danish PM's emotional apology – BBC NewsContinue Reading