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Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has faced an escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis. Read more: Global Centre Country Advocacy: AfghanistanContinue Reading

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), all parties to the … Read more: Global Centre Country Advocacy: EthiopiaContinue Reading

July 18 (Reuters) – Bloodshed in Sweida left at least 321 people dead, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said on Friday, in a new toll. Read more: Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida left at least 321 people dead, human rights group saysContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 18, 2025: Peyman Afshari, Hadi Garousi and Mehdi Babayi, three men on death row for murder, were executed in … Read more: Group Hanging 3 Men for Murder Charges in Rasht – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

This approach raises concerns about the ECtHR's capacity to function as an impartial guardian of human rights. Furthermore, its divergent treatment of … Read more: Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Towards a Principled ApproachContinue Reading

Shadi is a Syrian human rights defender, activist, and survivor of political imprisonment with over two decades of experience in activism, … Read more: Shadi Haroun – International Center for Transitional JusticeContinue Reading

Human rights activists Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire, alongside seven civil society organizations, have filed a case before the East … Read more: Human rights activists Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire sue government of TanzaniaContinue Reading

… human rights, corruption, and accountability. She has advised governments, UN agencies, and civil society organisations, and recently contributed … Read more: Symposium on PMSCs: Profit, Power, and the Privatised Battlefield – Opinio JurisContinue Reading

On 3 July 2025, the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (ICtHR or Court) issued its advisory opinion regarding the obligations of States to take … Read more: Inter-American Court of Human Rights Issues Advisory Opinion on State Obligations …Continue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 18, 2025: Mosayeb Sagvand, a man on death row for murder, was executed in Khorramabad Central Prison. Read more: Mosayeb Sagvand Hanged for Murder in Khorramabad – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 18, 2025: Abbas Ali Jahangiri, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Sari Central Prison. Read more: Abbas Ali Jahangiri Hanged for Drug Offences in Sari – Iran Human RightsContinue Reading

Amid violent clashes in southern Syria's Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by … Read more: Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed – UN NewsContinue Reading

On 3 July 2025, Justice Nancy Hernandez, President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), announced the issuance of the new … Read more: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' Advisory Opinion on the Climate EmergencyContinue Reading

The campaign has contributed to the release of 31 people since its start on Nelson Mandela International Day 2020. “The imprisonment of human rights … Read more: Stand As My Witness campaign calls for release of imprisoned human rights defenders …Continue Reading