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That order also stated that the U.S. would not participate in the UN Human Rights Council, would not fund UNRWA, and would review membership in UNESCO … Read more: Threats to Refugee and Human Rights Treaties and the Rules-Based OrderContinue Reading

The Court Blocked the Intrusive Discovery Request, Consistent with Arguments Laid Out in ACLU and Human Rights First's Friend-of-the-Court Brief. Read more: Federal Court Protects First Amendment Rights of Human Rights Groups Advocating for U.S. …Continue Reading

September 22, 2025 — The following letter, written from within the walls of Iran's Evin Prison by two imprisoned human rights lawyers, Mohammad Najafi … Read more: Lives at Risk: An Urgent Call from Inside Evin Prison – Center for Human Rights in IranContinue Reading

At its Human Rights meeting on 15-17 September, the Committee of Ministers examined the status of execution of the Jevremović v. group of … Read more: Serbia: Committee of Ministers ends its supervision of certain cases concerning the …Continue Reading

To learn more about Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council and the Question of Palestine, click here to visit the dedicated webpage. Read more: UN experts dismayed by US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organisationsContinue Reading

… human rights and equity, diversity, and inclusion. The award was established in 1995 in memory of two Polish educators who risked their lives … Read more: Launching the 2026 Ludwik & Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights PrizeContinue Reading

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) began its Online Short Term Internship Programme (OSTI) for September 2025 today. A total of 896 … Read more: NHRC, India's two week Online Short Term Internship Programme for September-2025 begins – PIBContinue Reading

The letter was organized by Human Rights First and ICVA, along with other dedicated human rights organizations, refugee assistance and faith-based … Read more: Global Coalition of Groups Urge UN Member States to Uphold, Preserve, and Strengthen …Continue Reading

GENEVA – There is an alarming escalation in repression targeting human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, political opponents and anti-war … Read more: UN Special Rapporteur warns of intensifying repression and widespread torture in Russia …Continue Reading

… human rights and fundamental freedoms. Multilateral refugee, humanitarian, and human rights treaties are central to the objectives enshrined in … Read more: Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to StatesContinue Reading

The following quote can be attributed to Amr Magdi, senior Middle East and North Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch: “President Sisi's pardon of … Read more: Egypt: Presidential Pardon for Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed deep concern over the continued detention of political cartoonist Ashraf Omar and the sweeping … Read more: Egypt: High time for cartoonist Ashraf Omar's pre-trial detention to end, say UN expertsContinue Reading

… rights of Indigenous peoples and committing human rights (HR) violations. Commission XIII of the House of Representatives has called for the … Read more: Lawmakers Call to Halt Merauke Sugarcane PSN over Alleged Human Rights ViolationsContinue Reading

Cameroon: Authorities must release 36 protesters arbitrarily detained for five years amid crackdown on human rights. The Cameroonian authorities must … Read more: Arbitrarily detained protesters must be released – Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading