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The international NGO Human Rights Watch said on Friday that alleged Israeli killings of people in Gaza near food aid distribution sites are war … Read more: Human Rights Watch says Israel committing war crimes in alleged killings of Gazans at aid sitesContinue Reading

HELSINKI, 1 August 2025 – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, Finland organized a high-level conference at Finlandia Hall on … Read more: Helsinki+50 Conference underlined the role of civil society | OSCEContinue Reading

Sue Anne Teo is a Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) and an Associate Research Fellow at the … Read more: Sue Anne Teo | Harvard Kennedy SchoolContinue Reading

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment is deeply alarmed at the escalating humanitarian and hunger crisis in Gaza. Read more: CAPE statement in support of Physicians for Human Rights Israel's call to end genocide in PalestineContinue Reading

The new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, Laura Dupuy Lasserre, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António … Read more: New Permanent Representative of Uruguay Presents CredentialsContinue Reading

Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) completed its 193rd period of sessions, which was held virtually over the … Read more: IACHR completes 193rd period of sessions with 19 public hearings on human rightsContinue Reading

Further, the Court stated that governments have obligations under international human rights law 'to respect and ensure the effective enjoyment of … Read more: Climate crisis: ICJ's historic opinion sets the tone for future litigationContinue Reading

This included evidence from survivors of abuse at CECOT who have since been released, testimony of family members of Salvadoran detainees who were … Read more: Coalition Demands Action as New Evidence Reveals Abuses of Migrants in El Salvador's …Continue Reading

This week, a Tanzanian court postponed the politically motivated treason trial of political opposition leader Tundu Lissu for the fifth time. Read more: Tanzanian Opposition Leader's Trial Again Postponed – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading

Responding to reports that at least 29 people were killed, hundreds more injured and more than 1200 people arbitrarily arrested in Luanda, Huambo, … Read more: Angola: Authorities must investigate allegations of unlawful use of force that killed 22 people …Continue Reading

Description. I was invited to chair a session on the module “Ethics, Human Rights, and Right to Health of Migrants” in the Online Course on Health … Read more: Ethics, Human Rights, and Right to Health of MigrantsContinue Reading

The human rights situation in Haiti remains “extremely worrying,” with 1,520 people killed and 609 injured as a result of armed violence between … Read more: Haiti: More than 1500 killed between April and June, UN report findsContinue Reading

"Back home, people think that as queer individuals, we don't exist,” says Michael, a North African activist and sociologist who focuses on queer … Read more: To me, being at Pride is learning to live freely – People in NeedContinue Reading

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says simplifying and modernising Australia's Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will better protect … Read more: Commission welcomes review of Disability Discrimination ActContinue Reading